Steve Tikolo
82Kenya · AR · 1996 to 2014 · on scorecards: SO Tikolo
BATTING
- Matches
- 135
- Innings
- 130
- Runs
- 3428
- Average
- 29.05
- Strike rate
- 75.77
- High score
- 111
- 100s / 50s
- 3 / 24
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 94
- Average
- 34.2
- Economy
- 4.8
- Strike rate
- 42.7
- Best figures
- 4/41
- 4w / 5w
- 2 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 67 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 5
CAREER IN BRIEF
Steve Tikolo played 135 ODIs for Kenya in CricArcade's archive, from 1996 to 2014. The first came against India at Barabati Stadium, with a score of 65 and 1 wicket, and the last against Netherlands at Bert Sutcliffe Oval in 2014.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 2,341 runs at 28.9 in 93 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 111 from 98 balls against Bermuda at Mombasa Sports Club Ground in 2006, in a match Kenya won. The best bowling is 4 for 41 against Scotland at Mombasa Sports Club Ground in 2007.
In all: 3 hundreds, 24 fifties. At home the average was 28.3 across 51 ODIs; away it was 31.4 across 39 ODIs. The most runs came against Zimbabwe: 736 runs at 26.3 in 30 ODIs. Gymkhana Club Ground was the most frequent ground, with 36 ODIs and 861 runs at 27.8. Steve Tikolo captained Kenya in 73 ODIs, winning 27 and losing 44. The scorecards record 9 player-of-the-match awards. Kenya won 39 of the ODIs Steve Tikolo played and lost 92.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 135 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | 98 | Bermuda | Mombasa Sports Club Ground | 2006 | Won |
| 106* | 111 | Bangladesh | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 1999 | Won |
| 102 | 99 | Zimbabwe | Gymkhana Club Ground | 2008 | Won |
| 98 | 83 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 2006 | Won |
| 96 | 95 | Sri Lanka | Asgiriya Stadium | 1996 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/41 | 10 | Scotland | Mombasa Sports Club Ground | 2007 | Won |
| 4/41 | 10 | Canada | Gymkhana Club Ground | 2007 | Won |
| 3/14 | 5.2 | Bangladesh | Wanderers Stadium | 2003 | Won |
| 3/14 | 9 | Canada | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club | 2006 | Won |
| 3/22 | 9 | Zimbabwe | Gymkhana Club Ground | 1999 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 736 | 26.29 | 1/3 | 20 | 45.70 |
| Bangladesh | 13 | 403 | 33.58 | 1/2 | 13 | 21.23 |
| India | 13 | 327 | 25.15 | 0/4 | 8 | 55.63 |
| Canada | 11 | 276 | 34.50 | 0/2 | 14 | 13.36 |
| South Africa | 10 | 284 | 31.56 | 0/3 | 1 | 216.00 |
| Bermuda | 8 | 421 | 140.33 | 1/3 | 5 | 45.00 |
| Ireland | 7 | 38 | 6.33 | 0/0 | 6 | 30.67 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0/0 | 4 | 21.50 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 147 | 24.50 | 0/1 | 2 | 35.50 |
| West Indies | 6 | 219 | 36.50 | 0/2 | 6 | 29.83 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 132 | 44.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 50.50 |
| Scotland | 5 | 32 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 14.29 |
| Asia XI | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0/0 | 1 | 108.00 |
| Australia | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 73 | 36.50 | 0/1 | 3 | 15.33 |
| England | 2 | 147 | 73.50 | 0/2 | 1 | 18.00 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0/0 | 1 | 45.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 51 | 1,244 | 28.27 | 2/6 | 46 | 26.50 |
| Away | 39 | 1,066 | 31.35 | 1/8 | 25 | 33.92 |
| Neutral | 45 | 1,118 | 27.95 | 0/10 | 23 | 49.91 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33 | 963 | 32.10 | 1/8 | 21 | 36.48 |
| 2000s | 93 | 2,341 | 28.90 | 2/15 | 69 | 32.52 |
| 2010s | 9 | 124 | 17.71 | 0/1 | 4 | 51.25 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gymkhana Club Ground | 36 | 861 | 27.77 | 1/4 | 31 | 26.00 |
| Mombasa Sports Club Ground | 8 | 341 | 48.71 | 1/2 | 11 | 23.36 |
| Harare Sports Club | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 0/0 | 2 | 104.50 |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 5 | 187 | 62.33 | 1/1 | 4 | 39.75 |
| Senwes Park | 4 | 133 | 44.33 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Queens Sports Club | 3 | 155 | 51.67 | 0/1 | 1 | 61.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1996 at Barabati Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Netherlands, 2014 at Bert Sutcliffe Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 25 June 1971
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 4,524
- Ducks
- 13
- Four-wicket hauls
- 2
- Most common batting position
- 4th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 43.7
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 69.8
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 36.7
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 24.6
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,061 balls faced in that period.
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