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Full name | Stephen Sean Eskinazi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa | 28 March 1994||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Middle-order batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2025 | Dhaka Capitals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 9 September 2015 Middlesex v Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
List A debut | 17 May 2018 Middlesex v Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,8 February 2025 |
Stephen Sean Eskinazi (born 28 March 1994) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Middlesex and the Perth Scorchers.
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]
Eskinazi 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.
On 24 June 2021,in the 2021 T20 Blast,Eskinazi scored his first century in a T20 match,with an unbeaten 102 runs. [6]
He replaced Eoin Morgan as Middlesex T20 captain for the 2022 season.