Dale Steyn

Full name:Dale Willem Steyn
Born:27th June 1983, Phalaborwa, Northern Province, South Africa
Batting:Right-hand batsman
Bowling:Right-arm fast
Teams:South Africa (Test: 2004/05-2008/09); African XI (ODI: 2005/06); South Africa (ODI: 2005/06-2008/09); South Africa (Int Twenty20: 2007/08-2009); South Africa (Twenty20 World Cup: 2009); Northerns (Main FC: 2003/04-2005/06); Titans (Main FC: 2004/05-2007/08); Essex (Main FC: 2005); Warwickshire (Main FC: 2007); Titans (Main ListA: 2004/05-2006/07); Essex (Main ListA: 2005); Northerns (Main ListA: 2005/06); Warwickshire (Main ListA: 2007); Titans (Main Twenty20: 2004/05-2007/08); All teams
South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year: 2006
Warwickshire cap: 2007
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Articles:South Africa beat England at a canter
 South Africa show Scotland the exit door
 South Africa scamper to a six-wicket win
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Pictures:Dale Steyn bowls against Pakistan in Karachi October 5, 2007
 Dale Steyn celebrates taking the wicket of Daren Ganga
 Dale Steyn celebrates the wicket of Shoaib Malik with his teammates
 Dale Steyn celebrates the wicket of Younis Khan
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A genuinely fast, if slightly raw, bowler, who moves the ball away from right-handers, Steyn is now a force to be reckoned with. Recalled to the Test side in April 2006, he responded with his first five-wicket haul, as New Zealand were routed in the first Test at Centurion. Finished the three-Test series with 16 wickets, and made a fine impression throughout. He had a good stint with Warwickshire in 2007, topping the wickets table in the limited overs games with 16 wickets. He was the dominant force behind South Africa's home series wins against New Zealand and West Indies, picking up 40 wickets in five Tests. He followed it up with 14 in two Tests on the tour of Bangladesh, picking up three consecutive Man-of the-Series awards. He also went past Allan Donald's record of the quickest South African to 100 Test wickets. In September 2008, Steyn was named the ICC's Test Player of the Year, taking 86 wickets at an average of just 18.10 in the 14 Test matches he played during the period in consideration. He capped off a remarkable 2008, during which he finished as the leading Test wicket-taker, with a Man-of-the-Match performance - ten wickets and an equally-vital first-innings 76 - in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, helping South Africa to an unassailable 2-0 lead and their first Test series triumph in Australia.
Profile DateLine: 17th April 2009 by CricketArchive Staff Reporter


Test Career Batting and Fielding (2004/05-2008/09)
MINORunsHSAve10050SRateCt
South Africa334183937611.90 0142.39 9
Test Career Bowling (2004/05-2008/09)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve5wI10wMSRateEcon
South Africa667620040291706-4923.70 11339.27 3.62

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (2003/04-2008/09)
MINORunsHSAve10050SRateCt
Overall7385198708213.18 0350.52 14
First-Class Career Bowling (2003/04-2008/09)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve5wI10wMSRateEcon
Overall1396346379373208-4124.80 19543.63 3.41

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2008/09)
MINORunsHSAve10050SRateCt
South Africa27631665.33 0064.00 5
African XI220432.00 0026.66 0
Overall29832064.00 0050.00 5
One-Day International Career Bowling (2005/06-2008/09)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve4wI5wISRateEcon
African XI6124221-221.00 0030.50 4.13
South Africa1304151154414-1628.14 3031.80 5.30
Overall1365171196434-1627.81 3031.74 5.25

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (2004/05-2008/09)
MINORunsHSAve10050SRateCt
Overall7121855144.23 0053.92 11
One-Day Career Bowling (2004/05-2008/09)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve4wI5wISRateEcon
Overall33774126281085-2024.33 3231.26 4.66

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2007/08-2009)
MINORunsHSAve10050SRateCt
South Africa122121*2.00 0066.66 3
International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2007/08-2009)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve4wI5wISRateEcon
South Africa2580290204-914.50 1012.90 6.74

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2004/05-2009)
MINORunsHSAve10050SRateCt
Overall3994104*2.00 0055.55 11
Twenty20 Career Bowling (2004/05-2009)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve4wI5wISRateEcon
Overall8400928444-921.09 1019.09 6.62

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