Stephen Eskinazi

Stephen Sean Eskinazi (born 28 March 1994) is a South African born, English professional cricketer who plays for Middlesex County Cricket Club.

Stephen Eskinazi
Personal information
Full nameStephen Sean Eskinazi
Born (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman, wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–presentMiddlesex (squad no. 28)
First-class debut9 September 2015 Middlesex v Yorkshire
List A debut17 May 2018 Middlesex v Essex
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 56 17 40
Runs scored 3,025 496 1,148
Batting average 32.18 35.42 33.76
100s/50s 6/12 1/1 0/9
Top score 179 107* 84
Catches/stumpings 52/0 6/– 19/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 September 2020

Early life

Eskinazi was born in Johannesburg, South Africa to an English mother and a Zimbabwean father. He moved with his family to Australia at a young age. Eskinazi attended high school at Christ Church Grammar School, Perth, later attending the University of Western Australia. He holds British and Australian citizenship.[1][2][3]

Playing career

Eskinazi is a right-handed batsmen who also keeps wicket. He made his List A debut for Middlesex in the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup on 17 May 2018.[4]

He was awarded his county cap by club president John Emburey during the County Championship match versus Derbyshire at Lord's in September 2018.[5]

During the enforced absence of Peter Handscomb due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was appointed club captain during the 2020 season.

References
  1. Cameron, Louis (23 July 2016). "Rising star Eskinazi's triple-threat". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. "Stevie Eskinazi". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. Friend, Nick (29 January 2020). "Stevie Eskinazi: It was sod's law that when I became England-qualified, my form dropped off the pace". The Cricketer. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. "South Group, Royal London One-Day Cup at Radlett, May 17 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  5. "Middlesex Cricket today awarded Stephen Eskinazi his County Cap". www.middlesexccc.com. Middlesex Cricket. September 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2019.


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