Stephen John Simon Warke (born 11 July 1959), in North Belfast, is an Irish former cricketer and national captain.[1]

Stephen Warke
Personal information
Full name
Stephen John Simon Warke
Born (1959-07-11) 11 July 1959 (age 65)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RelationsLarry Warke (father)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1981–1996Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 13 22
Runs scored 966 440
Batting average 43.90 20.00
100s/50s 2/5 –/4
Top score 144* 82
Balls bowled 30 0
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 8/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 November 2018

Cricket career

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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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  1. ^ "All time Ireland team (4)". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
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