Stephen Warke
{{short description|Irish cricketer (born 1959)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name =
| image =
| country = Ireland
| fullname = Stephen John Simon Warke
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|7|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Belfast, Northern Ireland
| nickname =
| family = Larry Warke (father)
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm off break
| role =
| club1 = Ireland
| year1 = 1981–1996
| columns = 2
| column1 = First-class
| matches1 = 13
| runs1 = 966
| bat avg1 = 43.90
| 100s/50s1 = 2/5
| top score1 = 144*
| deliveries1 = 30
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 8/–
| column2 = List A
| matches2 = 22
| runs2 = 440
| bat avg2 = 20.00
| 100s/50s2 = –/4
| top score2 = 82
| deliveries2 = 0
| wickets2 = –
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 8/–
| date = 1 November
| year = 2018
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/24269.html Cricinfo
}}
Stephen John Simon Warke (born 11 July 1959), in North Belfast, is an Irish former cricketer and national captain.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000003/000384.shtml |title=All time Ireland team (4) |work=Cricket Europe |accessdate=26 March 2020}}
Cricket career
A right-handed opening batsman, when he retired in 1996 Warke held the national record for most caps, with 114. His 4,275 runs for Ireland was also a record.
Warke was selected to captain Ireland in their maiden ICC Trophy event, in Kenya in 1994, but withdrew due to injury.
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|ref=ireland/content/player/24269.html}}
- [https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2/articles/000049/004996.shtml Stephen Warke Profile]
- [https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLESHISTORY/articles/000006/000646.shtml Stephen Warke Photographic Features]
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Category:Cricketers from Belfast
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