Steven James Magoffin (born 17 December 1979) is a former Australian cricketer, who most recently played for Worcestershire in English county cricket, and having previously played for Western Australia and Queensland in Australian domestic matches. He has also played county cricket as an overseas player for Surrey and Sussex.

Steve Magoffin
Personal information
Full name
Steven James Magoffin
Born (1979-12-17) 17 December 1979 (age 44)
Corinda, Queensland, Australia
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004/05–2010/11Western Australia
2007Surrey
2008Worcestershire
2011/12Queensland
2012–2017Sussex (squad no. 64)
2018Worcestershire
FC debut17 October 2004 WA v Tasmania
LA debut15 October 2004 WA v Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 160 53 12
Runs scored 2,657 228 21
Batting average 16.60 20.72 10.50
100s/50s 0/5 0/0 0/0
Top score 79 24* 11*
Balls bowled 31,759 2,646 246
Wickets 597 66 9
Bowling average 23.60 31.57 40.44
5 wickets in innings 27 0 0
10 wickets in match 4 0 0
Best bowling 8/20 4/58 2/15
Catches/stumpings 35/– 12/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 1 September 2018

A former Queensland Academy of Sport player, Magoffin made his debut for WA in 2004-05 where he played every Pura Cup in the season, finishing with 28 wickets at 35.10. He has a career-best haul of 8 for 20, playing for Sussex against Somerset in 2013. He played a few matches for Surrey in April and May, 2007 as a substitute for Matthew Nicholson.

In 2015, Magoffin applied for a UK passport, thus making him a naturalised UK player.

Magoffin retired at the end of the 2018 English cricket season.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "Steve Magoffin: Worcestershire's Australian seamer retires aged 38". BBC Sport. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

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