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Full name Steven Elworthy
Born February 23, 1965, Bulawayo, Rhodesia
Current age 43 years 198 days
Major teams South Africa,Lancashire,Northern Transvaal,Northerns,Nottinghamshire,Transvaal
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
4
5
1
72
48
18.00
103
69.90
0
0
10
0
1
0
ODIs
39
16
8
100
23
12.50
160
62.50
0
0
10
1
9
0
First-class
138
203
27
3616
89
20.54
0
10
47
0
List A
218
147
48
2016
116*
20.36
1
6
41
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
4
8
867
444
13
4/66
8/159
34.15
3.07
66.6
2
0
0
ODIs
39
37
1702
1235
44
3/17
3/17
28.06
4.35
38.6
0
0
0
First-class
138
25708
13687
494
7/65
27.70
3.19
52.0
18
4
List A
218
10312
7232
267
4/14
4/14
27.08
4.20
38.6
7
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England v South Africa at Nottingham, Jul 23-27, 1998 scorecard
Last Test
South Africa v Sri Lanka at Centurion, Nov 15-19, 2002 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
South Africa v Pakistan at Durban, Apr 3, 1998 scorecard
Last ODI
South Africa v Bangladesh at Kimberley, Oct 9, 2002 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1987/88 - 2003
List A span
1988/89 - 2003
Profile
Success came very late for Steve Elworthy. He was 32 when he made his ODI debut and a year older when he appeared in the first of his four Tests - recognition came after years on the periphery. Unlike many bowlers who fade as they reach their mid thirties, Elworthy improved with age and in 2001-02 was the leading wicket-taker in South African first-class cricket with 52 at an average of 18.11, a return which led to him forcing his way into the touring party for Australia.
He made his Test debut against England in 1998, and given his unhappy experience with Lancashire in 1996, that would have been satisfying. At Old Trafford he took 26 wickets at 41 and was dropped for both one-day finals at Lord's - in the first, the B&H final, he had flown his family over from South Africa only to be axed on the morning of the match.
He toured New Zealand that winter, taking 8 for 159 at Wellington, but had to wait three years for his last two appearances against Sri Lanka. Cricinfo staff
Notes
South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year 2002
