About Franklyn Stephenson academy (FSA):

Franklyn Stephenson academy (FSA) headquartered in Bridgetown, Barbados wishes to announce opening of a branch in Montreal, Canada. Franklyn Stephenson academy (FSA) with years of experience was founded by a retired world-renowned cricketer Franklyn Stephenson of Barbados. The Canadian branch will be the first overseas entity of FSA. The Canadian branch will be managed by two Indian cricket enthusiasts residing in Montreal.

FSA Canada will primarily focus in organizing international cricket tournaments with the matches between Canada and the West Indies followed by games between various clubs from India, UAE and Oman. FSA Members will have the opportunity to play internationally in variable conditions and pitches.

FRANKLYN DACOSTA STEPHENSON:

Born at Saint James, Barbados on 8 April 1959, is a former cricketer who had a first-class career for teams in four continents. He was a hard-hitting middle-order batsman and a right-arm bowler who, at his peak, was genuinely fast; in addition, he developed a pioneering slower ball and was the first bowler to use it regularly in one-day cricket.

His finest hour came at the end of the 1988 season, by which time he was playing for Nottinghamshire after a brief flirtation with Gloucestershire. Going into the last match Stephenson had already steamed past 100 wickets but needed around 200 runs to complete 1000 and the first double since Richard Hadlee, also of Notts, four years before. Stephenson sailed to the target in epic style, slamming 111 and 117. He added 11 wickets as well to round off his one-man show. Stephenson was an effective all-rounder for three further seasons for Nottinghamshire, before he transferred in 1992 to Sussex, where he had four further productive seasons.

In 1994, he again took the leading all-rounder award with more than 750 runs and 67 wickets. Stephenson retired from English county cricket after 1995 and from South African domestic cricket after the 1996-97 seasons. Stephenson took to golf, which he played to professional standards back home in Barbados.

In addition to his cricketing career, Stephenson, a keen golfer, is also credited with one of only two birdies on the Extreme 19th in South Africa.