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 Valley District Cricket Club in

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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

1994 births Living people Australian cricketers Queensland cricketers Brisbane Heat cricketers Essex cricketers Australian expatriate cricketers in England Yorkshire cricketers Sportspeople from Warwick, Queensland Cricketers from Queensland 21st-century Australian sportsmen Melbourne Stars cricketers {{Australia-cricket-bio-1990s-stub