Full Name: Stéphane Samarakoon
Age : 20 years old
Playing role: Opening Batsman
Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm offbreak
Clubs: Thoiry C.C(2000 to 2003) ,
Paris University Club(2004 to 2007) ,USCA(2008 to now)
National Team: France U17
Highest Score: 72* vs Hampshire Hogs in 2003
Best Bowling Figures: 4 for 15 runs vs British Embassy of Paris in 2003
Relations:
In 2000,Stéphane started to play leather ball cricket when he was 8 years old for
Thoiry Cricket Club,he learnt the basics over there and he played for the U13 and U15 team and also for the Senior Second XI.
In the summer of 2002, he played with the
U15 Royal College(Colombo,Sri Lanka)
In 2004 he joined Paris University Club(PUC) and was named as the U13 captain and he was the same year nomined to be the captain of the Paris District U13 and he became
U13 France Districts Champions.
In 2005, Stéphane took part of the
ICC European Development Programm Center of Excellence at Bradfield College(Berkshire,UK) amongs the 24 best young rising players and with coaches such as
Richard O'Sullivan and the former Holland captain
Roland Lefebvre who said"Stéphane is a talented batsmen for his young age and he is a strong front foot player".
Here's the ICC link:
http://www.icc-europe.org/events/coe.php?year=2005
Here's the BBC article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/4429611.stm
In 2006 , he was selected to tour Germany with
U17 France squad.
In the summer of 2007 he played with the
U23 Police Sports Club and the mercatile cricket team of
Union Assurance (Colombo,Sri Lanka)
In 2008 he joined USCA and was named as the U19 captain and he managed to lead his team to the victory and became for the first edition of the tournament the
U19 France Championship Champions.
