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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)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
South Africa	33	41	8	393	76	11.90	0	1	42.39	9

Test Career Bowling (2004/05-2008/09)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
South Africa	6676	200	4029	170	6-49	23.70	11	3	39.27	3.62

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (2003/04-2008/09)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	73	85	19	870	82	13.18	0	3	50.52	14

First-Class Career Bowling (2003/04-2008/09)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	13963	463	7937	320	8-41	24.80	19	5	43.63	3.41

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2008/09)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
South Africa	27	6	3	16	6	5.33	0	0	64.00	5
African XI	2	2	0	4	3	2.00	0	0	26.66	0
Overall	29	8	3	20	6	4.00	0	0	50.00	5

One-Day International Career Bowling (2005/06-2008/09)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
African XI	61	2	42	2	1-2	21.00	0	0	30.50	4.13
South Africa	1304	15	1154	41	4-16	28.14	3	0	31.80	5.30
Overall	1365	17	1196	43	4-16	27.81	3	0	31.74	5.25

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (2004/05-2008/09)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	71	21	8	55	14	4.23	0	0	53.92	11

One-Day Career Bowling (2004/05-2008/09)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	3377	41	2628	108	5-20	24.33	3	2	31.26	4.66

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2007/08-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
South Africa	12	2	1	2	1*	2.00	0	0	66.66	3

International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2007/08-2009)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
South Africa	258	0	290	20	4-9	14.50	1	0	12.90	6.74

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2004/05-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	39	9	4	10	4*	2.00	0	0	55.55	11

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2004/05-2009)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	840	0	928	44	4-9	21.09	1	0	19.09	6.62