Steven Pope
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| Full name | Steven Charles Pope | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 November 1972 East London, Cape Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicketkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003/04 | Eastern Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004/05-2005/06 | Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Cornwall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Huntingdonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995/96-2005/06 | Border | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995/96 | Border B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993/94-1994/95 | Eastern Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992/93-1994/95 | Eastern Province B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 September 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steven Charles Pope (born 15 November 1972) is a South African former cricketer. Pope was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break and occasionally played as a wicketkeeper. Pope was born at East London, Cape Province.
In a career that lasted 14 seasons, he represented Eastern Cape, Border, Border B, Warriors, Huntingdonshire, Cornwall, Eastern Province and Eastern Province B.[1]
Something of a journeyman within South Africa, Pope did play 9 List-A matches for Cornwall, where his family originate, and one for Huntingdonshire[2] in English county cricket. In his 14-year career, he forged a successful, if inconsistent first-class career. He played 93 first-class matches, where he scored 5,958 runs at a batting average of 32.91, with 27 half centuries and 12 centuries. His highest score in first-class cricket was 156*.[3] With the ball he took 48 wickets at a bowling average of 31.27, with 2 five wicket hauls and best figures of 7/62.[4] In List-A cricket, he played a total of 106 matches, where he scored 2,660 runs at an average of 31.29. In the process, he made 21 half centuries, but no centuries, with a high score of 98*.[2] He also took 29 wickets in List-A cricket, at a bowling average of 22.55 apiece, with best figures of 4/38.[5]
Toward the end of his career, Twenty20 cricket was introduced, with Pope playing 6 matches each in the format for Eastern Cape and later Warriors. In his 12 matches he scored 116 runs at an average of 12.88, with a high score of 34.[6]
Family[edit]
His father Charles Pope played first-class and List-A cricket for Border. His uncle Ken McEwan also played first-class and List-A cricket.
References[edit]
- ^ "Teams Steven Pope played for". Cricketarchive.com.
- ^ a b "List-A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Steven Pope". Cricketarchive.com.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Steven Pope". Cricketarchive.com.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Steven Pope". Cricketarchive.com.
- ^ "List-A Bowling For Each Team by Steven Pope". Cricketarchive.com.
- ^ "Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Steven Pope". Cricketarchive.com.
External links[edit]
- Steven Pope at Cricinfo
- Steven Pope at CricketArchive