Steffan Piolet

Steffan Andrew Piolet (born 8 August 1988) is an English cricketer. He specialises in short format cricket and is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played over 100 matches for Sussex and Warwickshire County Cricket Clubs

Steffan Piolet

Personal information
Full name	Steffan Andrew Piolet
Born	(1988-08-08) 8 August 1988 (age 37) Redhill, Surrey, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2006–2008	Sussex
2009–2013	Warwickshire
2013	→ Sussex (on loan)
2014–2015	Sussex
FC debut	11 June 2009 Warwickshire v Durham UCCE
Last FC	15 August 2014 Sussex v Yorkshire
LA debut	19 April 2009 Warwickshire v Somerset
Last LA	5 August 2015 Sussex v Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 11 42 69 Runs scored 361 328 195 Batting average 21.23 17.26 11.47 100s/50s 1/0 0/1 0/0 Top score 103* 63* 26* Balls bowled 985 1,475 1,341 Wickets 19 40 60 Bowling average 30.00 34.07 26.50 5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 10 wickets in match 1 0 0 Best bowling 6/17 4/31 3/14 Catches/stumpings 8/– 6/– 18/–
Source: CricketArchive, 29 September 2017

Piolet was born in Redhill and is of Norwegian descent. He attended the University of Wales Institute Cardiff shortly before leaving to concentrate fully on his cricket career. He attended Harlands Primary School, Warden Park School and Central Sussex College.

Having represented Sussex, Worcestershire, and Warwickshire in Second XI cricket, Piolet made his List A debut during the 2009 season, against Somerset, during the 2009 Friends Provident Trophy. He scored two runs and took bowling figures of 0/28 from six overs. Piolet's first-class debut came in June 2009 against Durham UCCE at The Racecourse ground in Durham. Piolet had an excellent game with the ball, taking ten wickets: 6/17 in the first innings and 4/26 in the second.^[1]