Steven Pope
Personal information
Full name
Steven Charles Pope
Born (1972-11-15) 15 November 1972
East London, Cape Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
RoleOccasional wicketkeeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2003/04Eastern Cape
2004/05-2005/06Warriors
2000–2003Cornwall
1999Huntingdonshire
1995/96-2005/06Border
1995/96Border B
1993/94-1994/95Eastern Province
1992/93-1994/95Eastern Province B
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 109 106 12
Runs scored 5,958 2,660 116
Batting average 32.91 31.29 12.88
100s/50s 12/27 –/21 –/–
Top score 156* 98* 34
Balls bowled 2,525 1,306 21
Wickets 48 29 1
Bowling average 31.27 33.55 27.00
5 wickets in innings 2 – –
10 wickets in match – – –
Best bowling 7/62 4/38 1/19
Catches/stumpings 81/2 43/3 4/–
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

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

  1. ↑ "Teams Steven Pope played for". Cricketarchive.com.
  2. 1 2 "List-A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Steven Pope". Cricketarchive.com.
  3. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Steven Pope". Cricketarchive.com.
  4. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Steven Pope". Cricketarchive.com.
  5. ↑ "List-A Bowling For Each Team by Steven Pope". Cricketarchive.com.
  6. ↑ "Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Steven Pope". Cricketarchive.com.
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