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| Full name | Stephen Sean Eskinazi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1994 Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Middle-order batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–present | Middlesex (squad no. 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022/23–2023/24 | Perth Scorchers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Welsh Fire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | The Chennai Braves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Chattogram Challengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Kathmandu Gurkhas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Dhaka Capitals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | →Leicestershire (on loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 9 September 2015 Middlesex v Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 17 May 2018 Middlesex v Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,29 August 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen Sean Eskinazi (born 28 March 1994) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Leicestershire on loan from Middlesex.
Born in South Africa and raised in Australia,he is a dual citizen of Australia and the United Kingdom. Eskinazi is a right-handed batsman who is also an occasional wicketkeeper.
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 secondary school at Christ Church Grammar School,Perth,later attending the University of Western Australia. He holds British and Australian citizenship. [1] [2] [3]
After a spell with Western Australia under-17s,Eskinazi joined Middlesex in 2013,initially playing for their second team before being awarded a full-time contract in 2014. [4] On 9 September 2015,he made his first-class debut against Yorkshire in the County Championship. [5]
Eskinazi made his List A debut for Middlesex in the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup on 17 May 2018. [6] He was awarded his county cap by club president John Emburey during the County Championship match versus Derbyshire at Lord's in September 2018. [7] In July 2020,he was appointed as club captain until the end of the season as a result of the enforced absence of Peter Handscomb due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [8]
On 24 June 2021,in the 2021 T20 Blast,Eskinazi scored his first century in a Twenty20 match,with an unbeaten 102 runs. [9] At the time,this was the highest T20 score at the Lord's Cricket Ground,although it was surpassed by Max Holden in 2023. [10] Eskinazi also became the first batter to score over 130 runs in three consecutive List A games, [11] achieving this in the 2022 One-Day Cup,in which he was the overall top run scorer.
Eskinazi was appointed as Middlesex's T20 captain ahead of the 2022 season,replacing Eoin Morgan. [12] He stepped down from the role in July 2025 for personal reasons. [13]
On 21 August 2025,it was announced that Eskinazi had signed for Leicestershire on a three year deal which would see him initially join on loan before signing permanently in November. [14] [15]
In franchise cricket,Eskinazi has played for Welsh Fire in The Hundred since 2023. [16] He has also previously played for Perth Scorchers,The Chennai Braves,Chattogram Challengers,Kathmandu Gurkhas and Dhaka Capitals. [17]