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Full name Steven James Magoffin
Born December 17, 1979, Corinda, Queensland
Current age 28 years 303 days
Major teams Leicestershire,Leicestershire 2nd XI,Surrey,Surrey 2nd XI,Western Australia,Worcestershire
Nickname Mal
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height
1.94 m
Education Indooropilly High School, Curtin University, Perth
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
First-class
48
64
18
633
45
13.76
1356
46.68
0
0
14
0
List A
41
25
16
198
24*
22.00
247
80.16
0
0
16
4
12
0
Twenty20
6
2
1
12
11*
12.00
7
171.42
0
0
2
0
1
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
48
9460
4562
163
8/47
27.98
2.89
58.0
10
5
1
List A
41
2058
1634
56
4/58
4/58
29.17
4.76
36.7
1
0
0
Twenty20
6
6
126
172
5
2/15
2/15
34.40
8.19
25.2
0
0
0
Career statistics
First-class debut
2004/05
Last First-class
Western Australia v New South Wales at Perth, Oct 10-13, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2004/05
Last List A
Western Australia v New South Wales at Perth, Oct 8, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
South Australia v Western Australia at Adelaide, Jan 10, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Gloucestershire v Worcestershire at Bristol, Jun 25, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Thin, tall and fast, Steve Magoffin is a successful Western Australian import who has stepped comfortably into the first-class arena since leaving Queensland. With the state's bowling stocks faltering, the Warriors looked to Magoffin, who was a Queensland Academy of Sport player, and he made his debut in 2004-05, playing every Pura Cup match and adding 28 wickets at 35.10. At 194cm, Magoffin has a similar frame to his mentor Greg Rowell, the former Australia A bowler, and he is an especially intimidating prospect on the WACA. He can also swing the ball and has been responsible for big hauls, including a career-best 8 for 47 against South Australia in 2005-06. He finished the season with 25 victims at 25.52 and then spent the winter in England, where he starred against the touring Sri Lankans with 4 for 14 in their warm-up game against the Sir Paul Getty XI.
Magoffin continued his impressive run in 2006-07 with 33 wickets at 27.57 and he was equal third on the Ford Ranger Cup tally with 15 victims at 23.73. The wickets kept coming last summer when he picked up 35 in the Pura Cup at 25.48 and was the state's leading FR Cup bowler with 14 victims at 27.21. A successful spell with Worcestershire followed for Magoffin, who was a part-time Academy scholarship holder in 2001. A level two coach, Magoffin was a consistent wicket-taker for Queensland in the national 2nd XI competition before moving west despite being offered a contract with his home state.
Peter English September 2008
