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Steve Magoffin      

Full name Steven James Magoffin

Born December 17, 1979, Corinda, Queensland

Current age 29 years 340 days

Major teams Leicestershire, Leicestershire 2nd XI, Surrey, Surrey 2nd XI, Western Australia, Worcestershire

Nickname Mal

Playing role Bowler

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Height 1.94 m

Education Indooropilly High School, Curtin University, Perth

Steven James Magoffin
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
First-class 59 82 24 1108 79 19.10 2358 46.98 0 4 17 0
List A 47 28 18 216 24* 21.60 276 78.26 0 0 17 4 12 0
Twenty20 8 2 1 12 11* 12.00 7 171.42 0 0 2 0 1 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
First-class 59 11694 5594 196 8/47 28.54 2.87 59.6 11 5 1
List A 47 2352 1839 59 4/58 4/58 31.16 4.69 39.8 1 0 0
Twenty20 8 8 156 228 5 2/15 2/15 45.60 8.76 31.2 0 0 0
Career statistics
First-class debut 2004/05
Last First-class Victoria v Western Australia at Melbourne, Nov 17-20, 2009 scorecard
List A debut 2004/05
Last List A Queensland v Western Australia at Brisbane, Jan 28, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut South Australia v Western Australia at Adelaide, Jan 10, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20 New South Wales v Western Australia at Sydney, Dec 30, 2008 scorecard
Profile

Thin, tall and fast, Steve Magoffin is a successful Western Australian import who has stepped comfortably into the first-class arena since leaving Queensland. With the state's bowling stocks faltering, the Warriors looked to Magoffin, who was a Queensland Academy of Sport player, and he made his debut in 2004-05, playing every Pura Cup match and adding 28 wickets at 35.10. At 194cm, Magoffin has a similar frame to his mentor Greg Rowell, the former Australia A bowler, and he is an especially intimidating prospect on the WACA. He can also swing the ball and has been responsible for big hauls, including a career-best 8 for 47 against South Australia in 2005-06. He finished that season with 25 victims at 25.52 and then spent the winter in England, where he starred against the touring Sri Lankans with 4 for 14 in their warm-up game against the Sir Paul Getty XI.

Magoffin continued his impressive run in 2006-07 with 33 wickets at 27.57 and he was equal third on the FR Cup tally with 15 victims at 23.73. The wickets kept coming the following summer when he picked up 35 in the Pura Cup at 25.48 and was the state's leading FR Cup bowler with 14 victims at 27.21. A successful spell with Worcestershire followed for Magoffin, who went even higher after another strong home campaign. Having captured 38 breakthroughs in the 2008-09 Sheffield Shield, he was flown to South Africa as a stand-by player for the injury-hit national squad.

A level two coach, Magoffin was a consistent wicket-taker for Queensland in the national 2nd XI competition before moving west despite being offered a contract with his home state. He was a part-time Academy scholarship holder in 2001 and wishes he could play the guitar.
Peter English March 2009

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Mar 5, 2009

Steve Magoffin in delivery stride, Durban, March 5, 2009

Steve Magoffin in delivery stride

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Mar 5, 2009

Steve Magoffin and Brett Geeves have a chat, Durban, March 5, 2009

Steve Magoffin and Brett Geeves have a chat

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Oct 20, 2008

Steve Magoffin sends down a delivery, Western Australia v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield, Perth, October 20, 2008

Steve Magoffin sends down a delivery

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