Full name Stephen Ogonji Tikolo
Born June 25, 1971, Nairobi
Current age 48 years 164 days
Major teams Kenya, Africa XI, Border, Rwenzori Warriors, Southern Rocks, Swamibapa Sports Club, University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI
Nickname Guns
Playing role Allrounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Relation Brother - TJ Tikolo, Brother - LO Tikolo
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
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ODIs | 135 | 130 | 12 | 3428 | 111 | 29.05 | 4524 | 75.77 | 3 | 24 | 67 | 0 | ||
T20Is | 15 | 15 | 3 | 345 | 56* | 28.75 | 281 | 122.77 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
First-class | 62 | 104 | 6 | 4728 | 220 | 48.24 | 11 | 26 | 58 | 0 | ||||
List A | 213 | 204 | 19 | 6105 | 133 | 33.00 | 9 | 40 | 104 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 34 | 33 | 6 | 844 | 65 | 31.25 | 645 | 130.85 | 0 | 5 | 105 | 16 | 13 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
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ODIs | 135 | 99 | 4016 | 3215 | 94 | 4/41 | 4/41 | 34.20 | 4.80 | 42.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 15 | 10 | 170 | 168 | 12 | 4/2 | 4/2 | 14.00 | 5.92 | 14.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 62 | 5991 | 3161 | 85 | 6/80 | 37.18 | 3.16 | 70.4 | 1 | 0 | |||
List A | 213 | 6647 | 5153 | 168 | 4/18 | 4/18 | 30.67 | 4.65 | 39.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 34 | 27 | 482 | 583 | 21 | 4/2 | 4/2 | 27.76 | 7.25 | 22.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ODI debut | India v Kenya at Cuttack, Feb 18, 1996 scorecard |
Last ODI | Kenya v Netherlands at Lincoln, Jan 23, 2014 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Kenya v Bangladesh at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 1, 2007 scorecard |
Last T20I | Canada v Kenya at Sharjah, Nov 26, 2013 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1995/96 |
Last First-class | Mid West Rhinos v Southern Rocks at Kwekwe, Dec 11-13, 2010 scorecard |
List A debut | 1995/96 |
Last List A | Kenya v United Arab Emirates at Christchurch, Jan 28, 2014 scorecard |
T20s debut | Kenya v Bangladesh at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 1, 2007 scorecard |
Last T20s | Canada v Kenya at Sharjah, Nov 26, 2013 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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0/22, 16 | Kenya | v U.A.E. | Christchurch | 28 Jan 2014 | LA |
3/54 | Kenya | v Hong Kong | Rangiora | 26 Jan 2014 | LA |
0/42, 7* | Kenya | v Netherlands | Lincoln | 23 Jan 2014 | ODI # 3460 |
55*, 1/40 | Kenya | v Uganda | Mount Maunganui (2) | 19 Jan 2014 | LA |
47, 2/39 | Kenya | v Namibia | Mount Maunganui | 17 Jan 2014 | LA |
11, 0/32 | Kenya | v P.N.G. | New Plymouth | 13 Jan 2014 | LA |
1/33, 29 | Kenya | v Nepal | Christchurch | 11 Jan 2014 | Other OD |
1/29 | Kenya | v Hong Kong | Christchurch | 10 Jan 2014 | Other OD |
40, 3/16 | Kenya | v Canada | Sharjah | 26 Nov 2013 | T20I # 346 |
0/13, 25 | Kenya | v Afghanistan | Sharjah | 24 Nov 2013 | T20I # 345 |
It is a measure of his ability and standing that in many people's eyes Steve Tikolo has epitomised Kenyan cricket for more than a decade. His whole approach to the game has a Caribbean flavour to it. A middle-order batsman who relies on his eye as much as technique and who can attack or defend as the situation demands, he possesses a wide range of strokes, but when he is in full flow he can be a punishing player at any level. His bowling has gone from being medium-pace to a Chris Gayle-like gentle offspin, seemingly innocuous but deceptively effective in the one-day game. It almost goes without saying that he had led Kenya in the post Maurice Odumbe era, and has done so by example.