Chris Green (cricketer)
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| Full name | Christopher James Green | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 October 1993 Durban, Natal Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowling all-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014/15–present | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014/15–present | Sydney Thunder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Lahore Qalandars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Multan Sultans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Kolkata Knight Riders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Jamaica Tallawahs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 4 October 2014 NSW v SA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Twenty20 debut | 22 January 2015 Thunder v Sixers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 December 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Christopher James Green (born 1 October 1993) is a South African-born British-Australian cricketer.[1] Green bowls right-arm off-break and bats right-handed, playing as an All-rounder.[2] He plays for New South Wales and the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League.[2] He also plays Sydney Grade Cricket for Northern District Cricket Club. Green made his Thunder debut in the final round of the BBL04.
T20 career
Ahead of the 2018 Caribbean Premier League, he was named as one of five players to watch in the tournament.[3] In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[4] In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[5]
Green received a 90-day suspension for bowling with an illegal action commencing 8 January 2020.[6] In July 2020, Green was named as the captain of the Guyana Amazon Warriors side ahead of the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[7][8] On 11 June 2021, in the 2021 T20 Blast in England, Green took a hat-trick and a five-wicket haul for Middlesex.[9] In July 2022, he was signed by the Kandy Falcons for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[10]
Personal life
Green is South African on his father's side and British on his mother's side. His parents Warren and Lisa Green (Gould), were both professional tennis players.[11] Green holds a British passport.[1]
References
- ^ a b Barrett, Chris (26 January 2016). "British passport gives Chris Green options, but Sydney Thunder tyro says focus is Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ a b "Chris Green". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "After Rashid, another Afghan leggie at the CPL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Green banned due to an illegal bowling action". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Mohammad Nabi, Sandeep Lamichhane, Ben Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "TEAMS SELECTED FOR HERO CPL 2020 | Windies Cricket news". Windies. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Jack Leaning, Jordan Cox set course for Kent despite Chris Green hat-trick". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "State Push on For All-rounder Chris Green". Daily Telegraph. 22 December 2014.
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