Middlesex Cricket are today delighted to announce that Stephen Eskinazi has been selected to play for England Lions in their upcoming 50-over matches against South Africa.
Eskinazi, 28, has played a key role for the Club over the past number of years across all formats and this selection is just reward for his commitment and hard work.
In four Royal London Cup matches last year, Eskinazi scored 201 runs with a top-score of 130 and averaged 50.25, making him the Club's joint-top run scorer in the competition.
This is in addition to a stellar T20 record, which saw the explosive batter amongst the top run scorers in the country last year with 399 runs, which included an unbeaten 102 against Essex Eagles. He backed up last year's display by amassing 431 runs whilst captaining the side in the competition this summer with a top-score of 87.
Please see below the full announcement from the ECB:
England Men's selection panel have named a 13-player squad for England Lions two Royal London 50-over internationals against South Africa starting on 12 July at Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton.
The first match at Taunton will permit full squad participation to facilitate South Africa Team preparation for the international white-ball programme, but the second match at Worcester will be played as an 11-a-side List-A match.
England Men's Assistant Coach Paul Collingwood has been appointed Head Coach for the two matches.
England Lions Squad versus South Africa
Tom Abell (Somerset) (Captain)
Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)
Tom Banton (Somerset) (WK)
Sam Cook (Essex)
Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
Steven Eskinazi (Middlesex)
Sam Hain (Warwickshire)
Adam Hose (Warwickshire)
Benny Howell (Gloucestershire)
Jake Lintott (Warwickshire)
David Payne (Gloucestershire)
George Scrimshaw (Derbyshire)
Will Smeed (Somerset)
Mo Bobat, ECB Performance Director, said:
"It's always great when we can bring some of our best and highest potential players together, particularly to take on senior international opposition. The two games provide an excellent opportunity to continue to grow our depth and assess players' readiness for England.
"The squad reflects a balance of England's next best players and some future players of note, as well as high performers from this season's Vitality Blast campaign.
"With these games coming at the same time as England ODIs versus India and a County Championship round, we're very appreciative of the collaborative approach of counties, enabling us to field strong teams."
Royal London Men's Internationals Schedule:
1st 50-over match: England Lions v South Africa, Tuesday 12 July, Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton (11.00am start)
2nd 50-over match: England Lions v South Africa, Thursday 14 July, New Road, Worcester (11.00am start)
