O'Keefe did not play first class cricket again until November 2009.

O'Keefe took 2 wickets and scored 10 runs on debut. O'Keefe made his First-Class debut for New South Wales against Tasmania in November 2005. O'Keefe is best known in the big bash during its fourth edition when he hit a last ball boundary of the bowling of Josh Lalor, to win a thriller against the Sydney thunder which was Brett lee's final match at the Sydney cricket ground. O'Keefe picked up the first wicket for the 2016вЂ“17 Big Bash League season, taking the wicket of Sydney Thunder opening batsmen Kurtis Patterson who was caught by Doug Bollinger. He is also a handy batsman, and has previously opened the batting for the Sixers. O'Keefe currently plays as a spin bowler for the Sydney Sixers. O'Keefe was later fined $20,000 and suspended from the domestic Matador Cup following an alcohol-fueled incident in April 2017, in which he was reported to have made 'highly inappropriate comments' to New South Wales Breakers cricketer Rachael Haynes and her partner at Cricket NSW's Steve Waugh Medal function. On 8 August 2016, Steve O'Keefe was fined $10,000 by Cricket Australia after being issued with a criminal infringement notice by New South Wales Police following an incident at a Sydney hotel on 6 August 2016. O'Keefe taught at the Richmond High School during his early cricket career. The family, which also includes O'Keefe's sister Rebekah, later moved to Sale, Victoria and then to Richmond, New South Wales. His father was stationed in Malaysia at the time of his birth. O'Keefe was born on 9 December 1984 in Malaysia to Stephen, who worked for the Royal Australian Air Force, and Jan, a nurse.

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