# Steven Pope
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{{short description|South African cricketer}}
{{For|those of a similar name|Stephen Pope (disambiguation)}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name =
| image =
| country = South Africa
| fullname = Steven Charles Pope
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|11|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [East London](/source/East_London%2C_Eastern_Cape), [Cape Province](/source/Cape_Province), South Africa
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = [Leg break](/source/Leg_break)
| role = Occasional [wicketkeeper](/source/wicketkeeper)
| family =
| club1 = [Eastern Cape](/source/Eastern_Cape_cricket_team)
| year1 = 2003/04
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = [Warriors](/source/Warriors_(cricket_team))
| year2 = 2004/05-2005/06
| clubnumber2 =
| club3 = [Cornwall](/source/Cornwall_County_Cricket_Club)
| year3 = 2000–2003
| clubnumber3 =
| club4 = [Huntingdonshire](/source/Huntingdonshire_County_Cricket_Club)
| year4 = 1999
| clubnumber4 =
| club5 = [Border](/source/Border_cricket_team)
| year5 = 1995/96-2005/06
| clubnumber5 =
| club6 = [Border B](/source/Border_cricket_team)
| year6 = 1995/96
| clubnumber6 =
| club7 = [Eastern Province](/source/Eastern_Province_cricket_team)
| year7 = 1993/94-1994/95
| clubnumber7 =
| club8 = [Eastern Province B](/source/Eastern_Province_cricket_team)
| year8 = 1992/93-1994/95
| clubnumber8 =
| columns = 3
| column1 = [FC](/source/First-class_cricket)
| matches1 = 109
| runs1 = 5,958
| bat avg1 = 32.91
| 100s/50s1 = 12/27
| top score1 = 156[*](/source/not_out)
| deliveries1 = 2,525
| wickets1 = 48
| bowl avg1 = 31.27
| fivefor1 = 2
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = 7/62
| catches/stumpings1 = 81/2
| column2 = [LA](/source/List-A_cricket)
| matches2 = 106
| runs2 = 2,660
| bat avg2 = 31.29
| 100s/50s2 = –/21
| top score2 = 98[*](/source/not_out)
| deliveries2 = 1,306
| wickets2 = 29
| bowl avg2 = 33.55
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = 4/38
| catches/stumpings2 = 43/3
| column3 = [T20](/source/Twenty20)
| matches3 = 12
| runs3 = 116
| bat avg3 = 12.88
| 100s/50s3 = –/–
| top score3 = 34
| deliveries3 = 21
| wickets3 = 1
| bowl avg3 = 27.00
| fivefor3 = –
| tenfor3 = –
| best bowling3 = 1/19
| catches/stumpings3 = 4/–
| date = 15 September
| year = 2010
| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/46777.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Steven Charles Pope''' (born 15 November 1972) is a South African former [cricketer](/source/cricketer). Pope was a right-handed [batsman](/source/Batsman_(cricket)) who bowled [leg break](/source/leg_break) and occasionally played as a [wicketkeeper](/source/wicketkeeper). Pope was born at [East London](/source/East_London%2C_Eastern_Cape), [Cape Province](/source/Cape_Province).
In a career that lasted 14 seasons, he represented [Eastern Cape](/source/Eastern_Cape_cricket_team), [Border](/source/Border_cricket_team), [Border B](/source/Border_cricket_team), [Warriors](/source/Warriors_(cricket_team)), [Huntingdonshire](/source/Huntingdonshire_County_Cricket_Club), [Cornwall](/source/Cornwall_County_Cricket_Club), [Eastern Province](/source/Eastern_Province_cricket_team) and [Eastern Province B](/source/Eastern_Province_cricket_team).[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4078/all_teams.html |title=Teams Steven Pope played for |publisher=Cricketarchive.com |date=}}]
Something of a journeyman within South Africa, Pope did play 9 [List-A matches](/source/List-A_cricket) for Cornwall, where his family originate, and one for Huntingdonshire[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4078/a_Batting_by_Team.html |title=List-A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Steven Pope |publisher=Cricketarchive.com |date=}}] in English [county cricket](/source/county_cricket). In his 14-year career, he forged a successful, if inconsistent [first-class](/source/first-class_cricket) career. He played 93 first-class matches, where he scored 5,958 runs at a [batting average](/source/batting_average_(cricket)) of 32.91, with 27 [half centuries](/source/half_century) and 12 centuries. His highest score in first-class cricket was 156[*](/source/not_out).[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4078/f_Batting_by_Team.html |title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Steven Pope |publisher=Cricketarchive.com |date=}}] With the ball he took 48 wickets at a [bowling average](/source/bowling_average) of 31.27, with 2 [five wicket haul](/source/five_wicket_haul)s and best figures of 7/62.[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4078/f_Bowling_by_Team.html |title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Steven Pope |publisher=Cricketarchive.com |date=}}] In List-A cricket, he played a total of 106 matches, where he scored 2,660 runs at an average of 31.29. In the process, he made 21 half centuries, but no centuries, with a high score of 98[*](/source/not_out).[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4078/a_Bowling_by_Team.html |title=List-A Bowling For Each Team by Steven Pope |publisher=Cricketarchive.com |date=}}]
Toward the end of his career, [Twenty20 cricket](/source/Twenty20_cricket) was introduced, with Pope playing 6 matches each in the format for Eastern Cape and later Warriors. In his 12 matches he scored 116 runs at an average of 12.88, with a high score of 34.[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4078/tt_Batting_by_Team.html |title=Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Steven Pope |publisher=Cricketarchive.com |date=}}]
==Family==
His father [Charles Pope](/source/Charles_Pope_(South_African_cricketer)) played first-class and List-A cricket for Border. His uncle [Ken McEwan](/source/Ken_McEwan) also played first-class and List-A cricket.
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/46777.html Steven Pope] at [Cricinfo](/source/Cricinfo)
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4078/4078.html Steven Pope] at CricketArchive
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Category:1972 births
Category:Living people
Category:Cricketers from East London, South Africa
Category:South African cricketers
Category:South African people of Cornish descent
Category:Eastern Province cricketers
Category:Border cricketers
Category:Warriors cricketers
Category:21st-century South African sportsmen
Category:Huntingdonshire cricketers
Category:Cornwall cricketers
Category:South African expatriate cricketers in England
Category:Wicket-keepers
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