Steve Tikolo

Steve Tikolo
Personal information
Full name
Stephen Ogonji Tikolo
Born (1971-06-25) 25 June 1971 (age 53)
Nairobi, Kenya
NicknameGunnzie, Guns
BattingRight handed
BowlingRight arm Offbreak
RoleAllrounder
Relations
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 11)18 February 1996 v India
Last ODI23 January 2014 v Netherlands
ODI shirt no.5
T20I debut (cap 10)1 September 2007 v Bangladesh
Last T20I26 November 2013 v Canada
T20I shirt no.5
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1995/96Border
2009/10–2010/11Southern Rocks
Head coaching information
YearsTeam
2014Kenya
2017–2019Uganda
2020–2022Tanzania
2022–presentNigeria
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 135 15 62 213
Runs scored 3,428 345 4,728 6,105
Batting average 29.05 28.75 48.24 33.00
100s/50s 3/24 0/2 11/26 9/40
Top score 111 56* 220 133
Balls bowled 4,016 170 5,991 6,647
Wickets 94 12 85 168
Bowling average 34.20 14 37.18 30.67
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/41 4/2 6/80 4/18
Catches/stumpings 67/– 9/– 58/– 104/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 May 2017

Stephen Ogonji Tikolo (born 25 June 1971) is a former Kenya international cricketer, and a former One Day International captain. Widely regarded as the greatest Kenyan cricketer ever, Tikolo has scored the most runs and taken the second most wickets for the team in One Day Internationals.[1] As captain, he led Kenya to the semi-final of the 2003 Cricket World Cup.

Tikolo has coached a number of international teams since the conclusion of his playing career, including Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria and Tanzania.

  1. ^ "Steve Tikolo – Kenya's greatest cricketer". ESPN. 20 March 2011.