Steven Pope

Steven Charles Pope (born 15 November 1972) is a former South African 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.

Steven Pope

Personal information
Full name	Steven Charles Pope
Born	(1972-11-15) 15 November 1972 East London, Cape Province, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg break
Role	Occasional wicketkeeper
Domestic team information
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
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

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. "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.

External links

• Steven Pope at Cricinfo
• Steven Pope at CricketArchive

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