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Steve Kirby

England

Full name Steven Paul Kirby

Born October 4, 1977, Bury, Lancashire

Current age 32 years 49 days

Major teams England Lions, Gloucestershire, Leicestershire, Yorkshire

Nickname Tango

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Height 6 ft 3 in

Education Elton High School, Bury College

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	50	4s	6s	Ct
First-class	118	161	52	932	57	8.55	3370	27.65	1			22
List A	66	30	12	76	15	4.22	186	40.86	0			12
Twenty20	24	11	2	45	25	5.00	54	83.33	0	3	1	5

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
First-class	118		21155	12038	428	8/80		28.12	3.41	49.4	19	15	4
List A	66		2763	2571	80	5/36	5/36	32.13	5.58	34.5	3	1	0
Twenty20	24	23	505	648	31	3/29	3/29	20.90	7.69	16.2	0	0	0

Career statistics

First-class debut	2001
Last First-class	Gloucestershire v Kent at Bristol, Sep 23-25, 2009 scorecard
List A debut	2001
Last List A	Gloucestershire v Somerset at Bristol, Aug 13, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire at Nottingham, Jul 7, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Gloucestershire v Somerset at Bristol, Jun 26, 2009 scorecard

Profile

Steve Kirby is a highly competitive right-arm fast bowler who burst upon the scene in 2000, when it looked like his chance of county honours was on the point of passing him by in favour of his other trade, selling industrial flooring. Discarded by Leicestershire without playing a single first-class game, Kirby took seven wickets on his Yorkshire debut in 2001. His third match saw him pitted against his former employers, Leicestershire, and the heroics continued as he recorded match figures of 12 for 72. Kirby went on to play a vital role in Yorkshire's championship-winning side, taking 47 first-class wickets at just over 20 apiece. This performance earned him a place in the first England Academy squad, based in Australia in November 2001.

Kirby is a fiery character on the field, remarkable for his gestures and occasionally colourful utterances, which have come close to getting him into trouble with umpires. His often surreal sledging has already made it into cricket folklore. He once famously remarked to Mike Atherton that he had seen better players in his fridge. Kirby had the last word in this exchange in more ways than one, dismissing Atherton in both innings of what transpired to be his last championship game.

Since 2001, he struggled to produce the same form. In 2004, he claimed only 31 wickets for Yorkshire at an average of more than 36, after suffering with a niggling back problem. He left Yorkshire at his own request at the end of the 2004 season, and was promptly signed by Gloucestershire. At Gloucestershire, Kirby has taken wickets regularly without threatening to make the step-up to international level.
Cricinfo staff September 2006