Mark Thomas Steketee (born 17 January 1994) is an Australian

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er. He plays for

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. He plays his club cricket for

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. During the 2017–18 season, Steketee represented the

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in the

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. Instead of playing for

in the

, Steketee was named in the

team. He played four matches for them, taking five wickets at an average of 38.40 and conceding 6.06 runs per over. In November 2019, in the

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match against

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, Steketee took his first

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. In January 2021, Steketee was named in Australia's

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squad for their series against South Africa. The following month, he was also added to Australia's Test squad for their series against Pakistan. In March 2022, Steketee was signed by

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to play in their first six matches of the

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in England.

References

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