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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> | ||
==Career best performances== | ==Career best performances== | ||
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