Steven Elworthy, (born 23 February 1965) is a former South African international

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er who has worked in administration with

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and the

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since retiring from playing the game. Elworthy was a member of the South Africa team that won the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the only ICC trophy the country has won till date.

International career

Elworthy grew up in Zimbabwe, attending

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, before moving to South Africa when he was 18. After 10 years of playing first class cricket Elworthy made his

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(ODI) debut at age 32 for

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on April 3, 1998, against

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. His

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debut was later that year, July 23 against

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at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. He went on to play a total of four Test matches and 39 ODIs for South Africa between 1998 and 2002.Cricinfo – Dodgy overseas signings
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Domestic career

In South Africa he played for Northerns over a 14-season career. In 2000–01 he was the leading wicket taker in South African

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with 52 at 18.11. He was named one of five South African Cricket Annual Cricketers of the Year in 2002. He departed amicably from the Northerns squad in 2003, effectively marking his retirement as a professional player. Elworthy also played English county cricket. In 1996 he spent a season at

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. This was a difficult year with modest on-field success (26 wickets at 41), capped by being dropped on the morning of the B&H Cup Final. In 2003 he filled in for six weeks at

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while the club's full-time foreign players

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and

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fulfilled international obligations. He played for English club side Hinckley Town and also was a professional player for many years for English club teams

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and

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Cricket Administration

Since his retirement Elworthy has become a successful cricket administrator as

's commercial and communications manager. He was appointed as tournament director for the inaugural

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in 2007. In February 2010 Elworthy was appointed as Director of Marketing and Communications for the

.sport.iafrica.com , today's news Elworthy heads 20/20 World Cup
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appointed Chief Executive Officer
of

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on 23 September 2021.

References

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