# Stephen Warke

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{{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](/source/Belfast), Northern Ireland
|            nickname = 
|              family = [Larry Warke](/source/Larry_Warke) (father)
|             batting = Right-handed
|             bowling = Right-arm [off break](/source/off_break)
|                role = 
|               club1 = [Ireland](/source/Ireland_cricket_team)
|               year1 = 1981–1996
|             columns = 2
|             column1 = [First-class](/source/First-class_cricket)
|            matches1 = 13
|               runs1 = 966
|            bat avg1 = 43.90
|           100s/50s1 = 2/5
|          top score1 = 144[*](/source/not_out)
|         deliveries1 = 30
|            wickets1 = 0
|           bowl avg1 = –
|            fivefor1 = –
|             tenfor1 = –
|       best bowling1 = –
|  catches/stumpings1 = 8/–
|             column2 = [List A](/source/List_A_cricket)
|            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](/source/Belfast), is an Irish former [cricket](/source/cricket)er and national captain.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==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](/source/Ireland_national_cricket_team) was also a record.

Warke was selected to captain Ireland in their maiden [ICC Trophy](/source/ICC_Trophy) event, in [Kenya](/source/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]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Warke, Stephen}}
Category:1959 births
Category:Living people
Category:Cricketers from Belfast
Category:Irish cricketers

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