Steven Kirby

Steve Kirby
Kirby warming up for Somerset prior to the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40 semi-final against Durham.
Personal information
Full name
Steven Paul Kirby
Born (1977-10-04) 4 October 1977
Bury, Greater Manchester, England
NicknameTango
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001–2004Yorkshire
2005–2010Gloucestershire
2011–2014Somerset
FC debut6 June 2001 Yorkshire v Kent
Last FC20 August 2013 Somerset v Warwickshire
LA debut8 July 2001 Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
Last LA9 September 2013 Somerset v Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 167 104 77
Runs scored 1,320 88 70
Batting average 8.14 4.00 4.37
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 57 15 25
Balls bowled 29,166 4,222 1,499
Wickets 572 142 83
Bowling average 28.74 27.90 22.78
5 wickets in innings 17 1 0
10 wickets in match 4 0 0
Best bowling 8/80 5/36 3/17
Catches/stumpings 37/– 16/– 12/–
Source: CricketArchive, 20 August 2014

Steven Kirby (born 4 October 1977) is an English retired first-class cricketer, and more recently a cricket coach. Kirby played for Yorkshire, Gloucestershire and Somerset, before retiring from playing in 2014. In 2020, he rejoined Somerset as their bowling coach.