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	'''Stephen Norman John O'Keefe''' (born 9 December 1984) is an Australian cricketer who has played for the [[Australia national cricket team\|Australian national team]] in [[Test cricket\|Test matches]] and [[Twenty20 International]]s. O'Keefe was formerly the captain of the [[New South Wales cricket team\|New South Wales]] Sheffield Shield team.		'''Stephen Norman John O'Keefe''' (born 9 December 1984) is an Australian cricketer who has played for the [[Australia national cricket team\|Australian national team]] in [[Test cricket\|Test matches]] and [[Twenty20 International]]s, and a commentator for [[Sports Entertainment Network\|SEN]] and [[Nine's Wide World of Sports\|Nine]]. O'Keefe was formerly the captain of the [[New South Wales cricket team\|New South Wales]] Sheffield Shield team.

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
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	In 2014–15 O'Keefe took 28 first class wickets at 23.21 with a best of 5–24. He 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. In 2015 he toured India with Australia A, taking 14 wickets at 20.07 with a best return of 6–82.		In 2014–15 O'Keefe took 28 first class wickets at 23.21 with a best of 5–24. He 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. In 2015 he toured India with Australia A, taking 14 wickets at 20.07 with a best return of 6–82.

	In 2015–16 O'Keefe took 20 first class wickets at 24.10. The [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]] picked him up at the [[Indian Premier League]] auction for $20,000. In [[Sydney Grade Cricket]] he plays for Manly Warringah, although he originally played for Hawkesbury.		In 2015–16 O'Keefe took 20 first class wickets at 24.10. The [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]] picked him up at the [[Indian Premier League]] auction for $20,000. In [[Sydney Grade Cricket]] he plays for Manly Warringah, although he originally played for Hawkesbury.

	In April 2020, New South Wales did not renew his contract to play in the [[Sheffield Shield]], O’Keefe announcing his retirement from first-class and List A cricket. However, O'Keefe continues to play for the Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28996512/disappointed-steve-okeefe-ends-shield-career-nsw-contract-snub \|title='Disappointed' Steve O'Keefe ends Shield career after NSW contract snub \|work=ESPN Cricinfo \|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref> O'Keefe has won multiple BBL titles with the Sydney Sixers throughout his playing time with them.		In April 2020, New South Wales did not renew his contract to play in the [[Sheffield Shield]], O’Keefe announcing his retirement from first-class and List A cricket. However, O'Keefe continues to play for the Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28996512/disappointed-steve-okeefe-ends-shield-career-nsw-contract-snub \|title='Disappointed' Steve O'Keefe ends Shield career after NSW contract snub \|work=ESPN Cricinfo \|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref> O'Keefe has won multiple BBL titles with the Sydney Sixers throughout his playing time with them.
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	Stephen O'Keefe along with [[Peter Nevill]] set the record for the slowest partnership for any wicket in Test history with a scoring run rate of just 0.13, which is also the lowest spanning at least 100 or more balls. Only O'Keefe scored those four crucial runs. The partnership included only one boundary (4 runs off 174 balls for the 9th wicket).<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/content/story/1040693.html\|title=Sandakan creates history as left-arm spinners take stage\|newspaper=Cricinfo\|access-date=2017-02-25\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.cricket.com.au/news/stephen-okeefe-peter-nevill-world-record-partnership-without-scoring-runs-australia-sri-lanka/2016-07-30\|title=O'Keefe, Nevill creep into record books\|newspaper=cricket.com.au\|access-date=2017-02-25\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australia/australia-shatter-world-record-in-first-test-defeat/news-story/725f375abd55137ca4ddeaabd75dd176\|title=Australia v Sri Lanka 2016: Stephen O'Keefe and Peter Nevill break record for slowest innings in history\|date=2016-07-30\|newspaper=Fox Sports\|access-date=2017-02-25\|language=en-GB}}</ref> After this match, O'Keefe had to return home due to an injury to his hamstring.		Stephen O'Keefe along with [[Peter Nevill]] set the record for the slowest partnership for any wicket in Test history with a scoring run rate of just 0.13, which is also the lowest spanning at least 100 or more balls. Only O'Keefe scored those four crucial runs. The partnership included only one boundary (4 runs off 174 balls for the 9th wicket).<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/content/story/1040693.html\|title=Sandakan creates history as left-arm spinners take stage\|newspaper=Cricinfo\|access-date=2017-02-25\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.cricket.com.au/news/stephen-okeefe-peter-nevill-world-record-partnership-without-scoring-runs-australia-sri-lanka/2016-07-30\|title=O'Keefe, Nevill creep into record books\|newspaper=cricket.com.au\|access-date=2017-02-25\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australia/australia-shatter-world-record-in-first-test-defeat/news-story/725f375abd55137ca4ddeaabd75dd176\|title=Australia v Sri Lanka 2016: Stephen O'Keefe and Peter Nevill break record for slowest innings in history\|date=2016-07-30\|newspaper=Fox Sports\|access-date=2017-02-25\|language=en-GB}}</ref> After this match, O'Keefe had to return home due to an injury to his hamstring.

	On 24 February 2017, he took his first 5-wicket haul in a Test match, [[Australian cricket team in India in 2016–17\|against India]] at the [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium]], where India were all out for 105 runs in the first innings. This was India's worst collapse in any Test match, losing their last seven wickets for eleven runs.<ref name="O'Keefe5wkt">{{cite web \|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2016-17/content/story/1084059.html \|title=O'Keefe six-for sinks India for 105 \|access-date=24 February 2017 \|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He then repeated the same figures (6/35) in the second inning a day later, as Australia won by 333 runs.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2016-17/content/story/1084299.html\|title=O'Keefe, Smith set up famous Australia victory\|access-date=25 February 2017\|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> His match figures of 12/70 were the second best bowling by a visiting bowler in a Test in India. This was the second time in the history of Test cricket that a bowler had recorded six wickets and an identical number of runs in both innings of a Test after [[B. S. Chandrasekhar]] of India, who had figures of 6/52 in both innings in 1977, coincidentally against Australia at the MCG, with O'Keefe's figures setting the record for the best identical bowling figures in Test history.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/comments/5w7wnw/steven_okeefe_now_has_the_best_identical_figures/\|title=Steven O'Keefe now has the best identical figures in cricket history • r/Cricket\|website=reddit\|date=26 February 2017\|language=en\|access-date=2017-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/steve-okeefe-turns-india-australia-test-into-a-cricket-statisticians-delight-580461\|title=Steve O'Keefe turns India-Australia Test into a cricket statistician's delight\|last=Kumar\|first=Abhishek\|date=2017-02-25\|work=Cricket Country\|access-date=2017-03-04\|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1084559.html\|title=The Malaysian-born Test record-holder\|work=Cricinfo\|access-date=2017-03-21\|language=en}}</ref>		On 24 February 2017, he took his first 5-wicket haul in a Test match, [[Australian cricket team in India in 2016–17\|against India]] at the [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium]], where India were all out for 105 runs in the first innings. This was India's worst collapse in any Test match, losing their last seven wickets for eleven runs.<ref name="O'Keefe5wkt">{{cite web \|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2016-17/content/story/1084059.html \|title=O'Keefe six-for sinks India for 105 \|access-date=24 February 2017 \|work=ESPN Cricinfo\|date=24 February 2017 }}</ref> He then repeated the same figures (6/35) in the second inning a day later, as Australia won by 333 runs.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2016-17/content/story/1084299.html\|title=O'Keefe, Smith set up famous Australia victory\|access-date=25 February 2017\|work=ESPN Cricinfo\|date=25 February 2017 }}</ref> His match figures of 12/70 were the second best bowling by a visiting bowler in a Test in India. This was the second time in the history of Test cricket that a bowler had recorded six wickets and an identical number of runs in both innings of a Test after [[B. S. Chandrasekhar]] of India, who had figures of 6/52 in both innings in 1977, coincidentally against Australia at the MCG, with O'Keefe's figures setting the record for the best identical bowling figures in Test history.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/comments/5w7wnw/steven_okeefe_now_has_the_best_identical_figures/\|title=Steven O'Keefe now has the best identical figures in cricket history • r/Cricket\|website=reddit\|date=26 February 2017\|language=en\|access-date=2017-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/steve-okeefe-turns-india-australia-test-into-a-cricket-statisticians-delight-580461\|title=Steve O'Keefe turns India-Australia Test into a cricket statistician's delight\|last=Kumar\|first=Abhishek\|date=2017-02-25\|work=Cricket Country\|access-date=2017-03-04\|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1084559.html\|title=The Malaysian-born Test record-holder\|work=Cricinfo\|access-date=2017-03-21\|language=en}}</ref>

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{{short description|Australian cricketer}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Steve O'Keefe
| image = Stephen O'Keefe.jpg
| alt =
| caption = O'Keefe in November 2008
| fullname = Stephen Norman John O'Keefe
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|12|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Penang]], Malaysia
| nickname = Sock (SOK), Sango
| heightm = 1.75
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = [[Slow left-arm orthodox]]
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]

| international = true
| internationalspan = 2010–2017
| country = Australia
| testdebutdate = 22 October
| testdebutyear = 2014
| testdebutagainst = Pakistan
| testcap = 439
| lasttestdate = 4 September
| lasttestyear = 2017
| lasttestagainst = Bangladesh

| T20Idebutdate = 6 July
| T20Idebutyear = 2010
| T20Idebutagainst = Pakistan
| T20Icap = 46
| lastT20Idate = 16 October
| lastT20Iyear = 2011
| lastT20Iagainst = South Africa

| club1 = [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2005/06–2019/20}}
| clubnumber1 = 72
| club2 = [[Sydney Sixers]]
| year2 = 2011/12–
| clubnumber2 = 72

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 9
| runs1 = 86
| bat avg1 = 9.55
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 25
| deliveries1 = 2,228
| wickets1 = 35
| bowl avg1 = 29.40
| fivefor1 = 2
| tenfor1 = 1
| best bowling1 = 6/35
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–

| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 7
| runs2 = 32
| bat avg2 = 6.40
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 22
| deliveries2 = 114
| wickets2 = 6
| bowl avg2 = 24.83
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/29
| catches/stumpings2 = 1/–

| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 88
| runs3 = 2,356
| bat avg3 = 25.60
| 100s/50s3 = 0/12
| top score3 = 99
| deliveries3 = 17,646
| wickets3 = 301
| bowl avg3 = 24.66
| fivefor3 = 13
| tenfor3 = 4
| best bowling3 = 8/77
| catches/stumpings3 = 32/–

| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 53
| runs4 = 612
| bat avg4 = 21.85
| 100s/50s4 = 0/1
| top score4 = 70[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 2,162
| wickets4 = 30
| bowl avg4 = 58.43
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 3/65
| catches/stumpings4 = 22/–

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/7069.html ESPNcricinfo
| date = 10 December
| year = 2019
}}
'''Stephen Norman John O'Keefe''' (born 9 December 1984) is an Australian cricketer who has played for the [[Australia national cricket team|Australian national team]] in [[Test cricket|Test matches]] and [[Twenty20 International]]s. O'Keefe was formerly the captain of the [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] Sheffield Shield team.

==Personal life==
O'Keefe was born on 9 December 1984 in [[Malaysia]] to Stephen, who worked for the [[Royal Australian Air Force]], and Jan, a nurse. His father was stationed in Malaysia at the time of his birth. The family, which also includes O'Keefe's sister Rebekah, later moved to [[Sale, Victoria]] and then to [[Richmond, New South Wales]]. O'Keefe taught at the [[Richmond High School (New South Wales)|Richmond High School]] during his early cricket career.<ref>{{cite news|title=O'Keefe's all set to kick up his heels and shout|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/okeefes-all-set-to-kick-up-his-heels-and-shout-20100820-138uz.html|access-date=28 January 2017|work=smh.com.au}}</ref>

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 Force|New South Wales Police]] following an incident at a Sydney hotel on 6 August 2016.<ref name="Test">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1043965.html|title=O'Keefe fined over hotel incident |access-date=9 August 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

O'Keefe was later fined $20,000 and suspended from the domestic [[Matador Cup]] following an alcohol-fueled incident in April 2017, in which he was reported to have made 'highly inappropriate comments' to [[New South Wales Breakers]] cricketer [[Rachael Haynes]] and her partner at [[Cricket NSW]]'s Steve Waugh Medal function.<ref name="abc-april2017">{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-07/steve-o-keefe-fined-for-comments-at-cricket-nsw-function/8424798 |title=Steve O'Keefe fined for 'highly inappropriate' alcohol-fuelled comments |date=2017-04-07 |work=ABC News |access-date=2017-06-17 |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sportal |title=What Steve O'Keefe said to cop a $20,000 fine |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/cricket/news/steve-okeefe-cricket-nsw-fine-australia-test-matador-cup/t1dq8ck0078f10eklfblrrij8 |access-date=26 January 2020 |work=Sporting News |date=9 April 2017}}</ref>

==Domestic career==
O'Keefe currently plays as a spin bowler for the [[Sydney Sixers]]. He is also a handy batsman, and has previously opened the batting for the Sixers. O'Keefe picked up the first wicket for the [[2016–17 Big Bash League season]], taking the wicket of [[Sydney Thunder]] opening batsmen [[Kurtis Patterson]] who was caught by [[Doug Bollinger]]. 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.

O'Keefe made his [[First-Class cricket|First-Class]] debut for New South Wales against [[Tasmanian Tigers|Tasmania]] in November 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-nz.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/226234.html |title=New South Wales v Tasmania at Sydney, Nov 18–20, 2005|publisher=Cricinfo.com}}</ref> O'Keefe took 2 wickets and scored 10 runs on debut. His first scoring shot was a [[boundary (cricket)|six]].

O'Keefe did not play first class cricket again until November 2009. Against Tasmania he took 3–101.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/255/255852.html | title=The Home of CricketArchive }}</ref> That summer he took 15 first class wickets at an average of 30.93, making him one of the better performing spinners in Australia.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/AUS/2009-10_f_Bowling_by_Wickets.html | title=The Home of CricketArchive }}</ref> He also made 247 runs at an average of 61.75.

In 2010–11 O'Keefe took 26 first class wickets at 20.57 with a best of 4–65. This saw him discussed as an international prospect, as Australian spin stocks were thin at the time.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/AUS/2010-11_f_Bowling_by_Wickets.html | title=The Home of CricketArchive }}</ref> The Australian selectors dropped [[Nathan Hauritz]] but used [[Xavier Doherty]], [[Michael Beer (cricketer)|Michael Beer]] and Steve Smith as spinners. O'Keefe was picked to play for Australia A.

When the [[Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2011|touring team for Sri Lanka]] and [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2011–12|South Africa in late 2011]] was picked, O'Keefe was overlooked in favour of [[Nathan Lyon]]. Lyon's strong performances saw him establish himself as Australia's first-choice spinner.

O'Keefe struggled in 2011–12 only taking 9 first class wickets at an average of 52. The following summer was better – O'Keefe took 24 wickets at an average of 22.2. This made him the second highest wicket taking spinner in Australia, after [[Nathan Lyon]] but at a much better average.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/AUS/2012-13_f_Bowling_by_Wickets.html | title=The Home of CricketArchive }}</ref> He was considered a possibility as a backup spinner to Lyon on the [[Australian cricket team in India in 2012–13|2013 tour of India]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/okeefe-emerges-as-option-for-india-20130123-2d7jf.html?deviceType=text|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|title=O'Keefe emerges as option for India|date=24 January 2013}}</ref> However he was overlooked in favour of [[Xavier Doherty]], who had taken two first class wickets that summer, and batting all rounder Glenn Maxwell, who had taken nine.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/cricket/australian-selectors-should-ask-for-steve-okeefe-to-be-flown-to-india-for-fourth-test/news-story/9227b3ac2510d80e4e725e67b1c0be62|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|title=Australian selectors should ask for Steve O'Keefe to be flown to India for fourth Test|first=Peter|last=Badel|date=19 March 2013}}</ref> He also missed selection on the 2013 Ashes in favour of [[Ashton Agar]].

O'Keefe's omission at international level was confusing to many. According to one report:
<blockquote>Over time there have been a range of reasons available on the rumour mill. He just bowls darts, some said. He's too chippy, was another explanation thrown out there. Yet another was a personality clash with an influential figure in the Australian set-up. The clash was very much true, but it being a reason for him being overlooked was only ever a theory. Whether his cause was further harmed, too, by his occasional bucking of the old-school maxim that you don't question selectors is unknown, too.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/nsw-spinner-steve-okeefe-poised-for-home-test-debut-after-years-of-neglect-by-selectors-20151231-glxh97.html|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|first=Chris|last=Barnett|date=1 January 2016|title=NSW spinner Steve O'Keefe poised for home Test debut after years of neglect by selectors}}</ref></blockquote>
In 2013–14 O'Keefe took 41 first class wickets at 20.43 including a best of 6–70. He finished the 2013/14 domestic Sheffield Shield season as the leading wicket taker for the NSW Blues, just edging out Western Australia's [[Jason Behrendorff]]. He was picked on the [[Australian cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2014–15|2014 tour of the UAE to play Pakistan]]. [[Kerry O'Keefe]] (no relation) said at the time:
<blockquote>It is a reward for some of the stuff he has done over the past two years. His numbers are undeniable so they obviously misread him somehow. They have been forced to pick him as he has kept putting them in the book... I think they had a perception of him that didn’t quite fit and the only way to change that perception was to take wickets. He has fought against a perception and broken it down. This should be his reward.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/steve-okeefe-deserves-crack-at-test-cricket-says-former-australia-spinner-kerry-okeeffe/news-story/95787338137c8401b66ec62ec219d48e|newspaper=News.com.au|title=Steve O'Keefe deserves crack at Test cricket, says former Australia spinner Kerry O'Keeffe|date=20 October 2014}}</ref></blockquote>
O'Keefe made his Test debut.

In 2014–15 O'Keefe took 28 first class wickets at 23.21 with a best of 5–24. He 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. In 2015 he toured India with Australia A, taking 14 wickets at 20.07 with a best return of 6–82.

In 2015–16 O'Keefe took 20 first class wickets at 24.10. The [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]] picked him up at the [[Indian Premier League]] auction for $20,000. In [[Sydney Grade Cricket]] he plays for Manly Warringah, although he originally played for Hawkesbury.

In April 2020, New South Wales did not renew his contract to play in the [[Sheffield Shield]], O’Keefe announcing his retirement from first-class and List A cricket. However, O'Keefe continues to play for the Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28996512/disappointed-steve-okeefe-ends-shield-career-nsw-contract-snub |title='Disappointed' Steve O'Keefe ends Shield career after NSW contract snub |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref> O'Keefe has won multiple BBL titles with the Sydney Sixers throughout his playing time with them.

==International career==
O'Keefe was called up to the Australian Test team to replace the injured [[Nathan Hauritz]] for the series against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] in England, but did not play in the Tests. He made his Twenty20 international debut during the England tour. On [[2010–11 Ashes series]]. O'Keefe performed impressively taking 4/88 against a full strength English batting line up. These figures would remain the best by an Australian spinner all summer. {{Citation needed|date=December 2015}}

However he was consistently overlooked in favour of other spinners. In 2013 selector [[John Inverarity]] said "Steve O'Keefe is a very good cricketer. He's taken wickets, and he's a steady batsman. Whenever we've been at the selection table, we've marginally preferred other players to him. But he's still regarded as a good cricketer. We're very aware of his figures and we do look deeper than that. But there's a panel of five of us and there's a consistency of view when we select the spinners."<ref name="inv">{{cite web|website=Cricinfo|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21984218/john-inverarity-players-become-jaded-playing-all-forms-game|first=Daniel|last=Brettig|title=Players become jaded playing all forms of the game|date=30 April 2013}}</ref>

He made his [[Test cricket|Test match]] debut for Australia [[Australian cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2014–15|against Pakistan]] in the [[United Arab Emirates]] on 22 October 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/727927.html |title=Australia tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st Test: Australia v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), Oct 22–26, 2014 |access-date=22 October 2014 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He was Australian Test Cap number 439.

Stephen O'Keefe along with [[Peter Nevill]] set the record for the slowest partnership for any wicket in Test history with a scoring run rate of just 0.13, which is also the lowest spanning at least 100 or more balls. Only O'Keefe scored those four crucial runs. The partnership included only one boundary (4 runs off 174 balls for the 9th wicket).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/content/story/1040693.html|title=Sandakan creates history as left-arm spinners take stage|newspaper=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-02-25|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cricket.com.au/news/stephen-okeefe-peter-nevill-world-record-partnership-without-scoring-runs-australia-sri-lanka/2016-07-30|title=O'Keefe, Nevill creep into record books|newspaper=cricket.com.au|access-date=2017-02-25|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australia/australia-shatter-world-record-in-first-test-defeat/news-story/725f375abd55137ca4ddeaabd75dd176|title=Australia v Sri Lanka 2016: Stephen O'Keefe and Peter Nevill break record for slowest innings in history|date=2016-07-30|newspaper=Fox Sports|access-date=2017-02-25|language=en-GB}}</ref> After this match, O'Keefe had to return home due to an injury to his hamstring.

On 24 February 2017, he took his first 5-wicket haul in a Test match, [[Australian cricket team in India in 2016–17|against India]] at the [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium]], where India were all out for 105 runs in the first innings. This was India's worst collapse in any Test match, losing their last seven wickets for eleven runs.<ref name="O'Keefe5wkt">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2016-17/content/story/1084059.html |title=O'Keefe six-for sinks India for 105 |access-date=24 February 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He then repeated the same figures (6/35) in the second inning a day later, as Australia won by 333 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2016-17/content/story/1084299.html|title=O'Keefe, Smith set up famous Australia victory|access-date=25 February 2017|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> His match figures of 12/70 were the second best bowling by a visiting bowler in a Test in India. This was the second time in the history of Test cricket that a bowler had recorded six wickets and an identical number of runs in both innings of a Test after [[B. S. Chandrasekhar]] of India, who had figures of 6/52 in both innings in 1977, coincidentally against Australia at the MCG, with O'Keefe's figures setting the record for the best identical bowling figures in Test history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/comments/5w7wnw/steven_okeefe_now_has_the_best_identical_figures/|title=Steven O'Keefe now has the best identical figures in cricket history • r/Cricket|website=reddit|date=26 February 2017|language=en|access-date=2017-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/steve-okeefe-turns-india-australia-test-into-a-cricket-statisticians-delight-580461|title=Steve O'Keefe turns India-Australia Test into a cricket statistician's delight|last=Kumar|first=Abhishek|date=2017-02-25|work=Cricket Country|access-date=2017-03-04|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1084559.html|title=The Malaysian-born Test record-holder|work=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-03-21|language=en}}</ref>

==Career best performances==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!|
! colspan="4"|Bowling
|-
!
!Score
!Fixture
!Venue
!Season
|-
|'''[[Test cricket|Test]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"|6/35
|[[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] v [[India cricket team|India]]
|[[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Pune]]
|align="centre"|2017<ref name="espncricinfo1">{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2016-17/engine/match/1062573.html|title= Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2016/17 1st Test – Australia v India Scorecard|date=23 February 2017|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref>
|-
|'''[[Twenty20 International|T20I]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"|3/29
|[[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] v [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]]
|[[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2010<ref name="ESPN Cricinfo - 6 July 2010 - Australia tour of England and Ireland, 2010 - Australia v Pakistan">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-australia-2010/engine/match/426393.html|title= Australia tour of England and Ireland, 2nd T20I: Australia v Pakistan at Birmingham, Jul 6, 2010 Scorecard|date=24 February 2017|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
|'''[[First-class cricket|FC]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"|8/77
|[[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] v [[Victorian cricket team|Victoria]]
|[[Junction Oval]], [[Melbourne]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2018<ref name="ESPN Cricinfo - 25th match, Sheffield Shield at Melbourne, Mar 3-6 2018">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8043/scorecard/1118888/victoria-vs-new-south-wales-25th-match-sheffield-shield-2017|title= ESPN Cricinfo - 25th match, Sheffield Shield at Melbourne, Mar 3-6 2018 Scorecard|date=5 March 2018|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=5 March 2018}}</ref>
|-
|'''[[List A cricket|LA]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"|3/65
|[[Queensland cricket team|Queensland]] v [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]]
|[[The Gabba|Gabba]], [[Brisbane]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2012<ref name="ESPN Cricinfo - 21 November 2012 - Ryobi One-Day Cup, 2012/13 - QLD v NSW">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/matador-bbq-cup-2015/engine/match/576124.html|title= Ryobi One-Day Cup, 2012/13 – QLD v NSW Scorecard|date=21 November 2012|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
|'''[[Twenty20 cricket|T20]]'''
| style="text-align:center;"|3/20
|[[Adelaide Strikers]] v [[Sydney Sixers]]
|[[Adelaide Oval]], [[Adelaide]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2012<ref name="ESPN Cricinfo - 10 January 2012 - Big Bash League, 2011/12 - Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2011/engine/match/524936.html|title= Big Bash League, 2011/12 – Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers Scorecard|date=10 January 2012|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Test cricketers born in non-Test playing nations]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Stephen O'Keefe}}
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