1. Stephen John Rixon was born on 25 February 1954 and is an Australian cricket coach and former international cricketer.
16 Facts About Steve Rixon
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Steve Rixon played in 13 Test matches and six One Day Internationals between 1977 and 1985.
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Steve Rixon has coached the New Zealand cricket team, New South Wales cricket team, Surrey County Cricket Club, Hyderabad Heroes and the Chennai Super Kings of the Indian Cricket League and was the fielding coach of the Australian national cricket team, Pakistan national cricket team and Sri Lanka national cricket team.
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Steve Rixon subsequently moved to Sydney to play initially for Waverley before transferring to Western Suburbs.
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Steve Rixon made a first class century, 115, but only scored 232 runs at 17.8 for the season.
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Steve Rixon scored 9 and 5 with the bat but took five catches in a narrow Australian victory.
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Steve Rixon took six catches and his second innings knock of 23 was crucial in helping Australia win by 2 wickets.
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Steve Rixon kept his place on the subsequent tour of the West Indies.
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Steve Rixon was back up wicketkeeper on the 1981 Ashes tour of England.
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Steve Rixon played one test as a specialist with Woolley keeping.
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Phillips was then injured and Steve Rixon was recalled to replace him for the third test.
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Steve Rixon was selected on the 1985 Ashes tour of England as reserve keeper, with Phillips as first choice.
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Steve Rixon was dropped from the Ashes squad and banned from first class cricket in Australia for two seasons.
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Steve Rixon was not appointed and instead Tim Nielsen took over.
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In 2014 Steve Rixon was dropped from the Australian coaching set up.
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Steve Rixon worked as the Pakistan cricket fielding coach until June 2018.