Steve Tikolo

Steve Tikolo is a right handed batsman and right arm medium and right arm offbreak bowler who plays for Kenya cricket team. The other teams he has played for are Swamibapa Sports Club, Border, University of West Indies Vice Chancellor’s XI and Africa XI.

Tikolo debuted in One day Internationals on 18th February 1996 at Cuttack against India. In this match he scored 65 runs in 83 deliveries. He bowled 3 overs, none of which were maiden, gave away 26 runs and took 1 wicket. India won this match by 7 wickets with 49 deliveries to spare. Tikolo’s first Twenty20 International was on 1st September 2007 at Nairobi against Bangladesh. He scored 24 runs in 21 deliveries while batting at the No. 4 spot. This match was won by Bangladesh by 5 wickets with 14 deliveries to spare.

Career Highlights

Tikolo has participated in 109 One day Internationals in which he has scored 2955 runs at a batting average of 30.78 and strike rate 75.86. His highest score is 111 and he has hit 3 centuries and 21 half centuries. He has bowled 3159 deliveries and 2518 runs were scored off these while 79 wickets were taken. His bowling average was 31.87 and economy rate 4.78. Tikolo has been active in 7 Twenty20 Internationals and in these he has managed scoring 108 runs at a batting average of 15.42. He has hit 11 boundaries, 1 sixer and has taken 3 catches.