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2010 saw Stephen O'Keefe as a crucial member of the NSW Blues squads playing in all forms of cricket. With a First Class bowling average at 25 and batting average pushing 50 runs he is one of the most promising cricketers in Australia. On the eve of the 2010 Ashes series O'Keefe performed impressively taking 4/88 against a full strength English batting line up. These figures would remain the best by an Australian spinner all summer. He also top scored with the bat scoring 66 runs.
2010 saw Stephen O'Keefe as a crucial member of the NSW Blues squads playing in all forms of cricket. With a First Class bowling average at 25 and batting average pushing 50 runs he is one of the most promising cricketers in Australia. On the eve of the 2010 Ashes series O'Keefe performed impressively taking 4/88 against a full strength English batting line up. These figures would remain the best by an Australian spinner all summer. He also top scored with the bat scoring 66 runs.


The [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]] picked him up at the [[Indian Premier League]] auction for $20,000. In [[Sydney Grade Cricket]] he plays for Hawkesbury.
The [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]] picked him up at the [[Indian Premier League]] auction for $20,000. In [[Sydney Grade Cricket]] he plays for Manly Warringah, although he originally played for Hawkesbury.
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Revision as of 09:20, 17 January 2012

Steve O'Keefe
Personal information
Full name
Stephen Norman John O'Keefe
NicknameSock
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 46)6 July 2010 v Pakistan
Last T20I8 August 2011 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005–presentNew South Wales (squad no. 72)
2011–presentKochi Tuskers Kerala
2011–presentSydney Sixers
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 5 14 24 13
Runs scored 29 544 355 98
Batting average 7.25 36.26 27.30 12.25
100s/50s 0/0 0/4 0/1 0/1
Top score 22 91 70* 50
Balls bowled 84 2,652 894 228
Wickets 5 52 11 11
Bowling average 21.00 24.05 69.45 26.18
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 0
10 wickets in match n/a 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 3/29 7/35 2/34 3/23
Catches/stumpings 1/– 13/– 13/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 August 2011

Stephen Norman John O'Keefe (born 9 December 1984 in Malaysia) is an Australian cricketer and current New South Wales player. O'Keefe made his First-Class debut for New South Wales against Tasmania in November 2005.[1] O'Keefe took 2 wickets and score 10 runs on debut. His first scoring shot was a six.

O'Keefe was called up to the Australian Test team to replace the injured Nathan Hauritz for the series against Pakistan in England, but did not play in the Tests. He made his Twenty20 international debut during the England tour.

2010 saw Stephen O'Keefe as a crucial member of the NSW Blues squads playing in all forms of cricket. With a First Class bowling average at 25 and batting average pushing 50 runs he is one of the most promising cricketers in Australia. On the eve of the 2010 Ashes series O'Keefe performed impressively taking 4/88 against a full strength English batting line up. These figures would remain the best by an Australian spinner all summer. He also top scored with the bat scoring 66 runs.

The Kochi Tuskers Kerala picked him up at the Indian Premier League auction for $20,000. In Sydney Grade Cricket he plays for Manly Warringah, although he originally played for Hawkesbury.

References

  1. ^ "New South Wales v Tasmania at Sydney, Nov 18-20, 2005". Cricinfo.com.

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