1. Stephen Norman John O'Keefe was born on 9 December 1984 and is a former Australian cricketer who played for the Australian national team in Test matches and Twenty20 Internationals, and a commentator for SEN and Nine.
25 Facts About Steve O'Keefe
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Steve O'Keefe was formerly the captain of the New South Wales Sheffield Shield team.
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Steve O'Keefe was born on 9 December 1984 in Malaysia to Stephen, who worked for the Royal Australian Air Force, and Jan, a nurse.
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Steve O'Keefe's father was stationed in Malaysia at the time of his birth.
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Steve O'Keefe taught at the Richmond High School during his early cricket career.
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On 8 August 2016, Steve O'Keefe was fined $10,000 by Cricket Australia after being issued with a criminal infringement notice by New South Wales Police following an incident at a Sydney hotel on 6 August 2016.
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Steve O'Keefe played as a spin bowler for the Sydney Sixers.
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Steve O'Keefe was a handy batsman, and used to open the batting for the Sixers.
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Steve O'Keefe is best known in the big bash during its fourth edition when he hit a last ball boundary of the bowling of Josh Lalor, to win a thriller against the Sydney Thunder which was Brett lee's final match at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
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Steve O'Keefe made his First-Class debut for New South Wales against Tasmania in November 2005.
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Steve O'Keefe took 2 wickets and scored 10 runs on debut.
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Steve O'Keefe did not play first class cricket again until November 2009.
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Steve O'Keefe made 247 runs at an average of 61.75.
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Steve O'Keefe was considered a possibility as a backup spinner to Lyon on the 2013 tour of India.
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Steve O'Keefe missed selection on the 2013 Ashes in favour of Ashton Agar.
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Steve O'Keefe was picked on the 2014 tour of the UAE to play Pakistan.
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Steve O'Keefe's numbers are undeniable so they obviously misread him somehow.
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Steve O'Keefe has fought against a perception and broken it down.
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Steve O'Keefe was overlooked for selection on the 2015 tours of the West Indies and England in favour of Fawad Ahmed, who ultimately ended up playing no Tests.
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However, Steve O'Keefe continued to play for the Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League.
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Steve O'Keefe won three BBL titles with the Sydney Sixers throughout his playing time with them.
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Steve O'Keefe was called up to the Australian Test team to replace the injured Nathan Hauritz for the series against Pakistan in England, but did not play in the Tests.
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Steve O'Keefe made his Twenty20 international debut during the England tour.
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Steve O'Keefe made his Test match debut for Australia against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates on 22 October 2014.
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Steve O'Keefe then repeated the same figures in the second inning a day later, as Australia won by 333 runs.