Ben Green (cricketer)
Benjamin George Frederick Green (born 28 September 1997) is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club. He is a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler who also bats right-handed.[1] He progressed through the Devon age group system before being offered a first team contract during the 2016 season. On 29 July 2016 he made his Twenty20 debut for Somerset against Hampshire in the 2016 NatWest t20 Blast.[2]
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| Full name | Benjamin George Frederick Green | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 1997 Exeter, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016–present | Somerset (squad no. 54) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Welsh Fire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Leicestershire (on loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 4 September 2018 Somerset v Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 29 May 2018 Somerset v Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On 3 August 2016, Green signed a three-year professional contract with Somerset.[3] He made his List A debut for Somerset in the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup on 29 May 2018.[4] He made his first-class debut for Somerset in the 2018 County Championship on 4 September 2018.[5]
In June 2022, in the 2022 T20 Blast, Green took his first five-wicket haul in Twenty20 cricket, with 5/29 against Glamorgan.[6]
Green struck 157 against Durham, in the Royal London Cup on 10 August 2022. His innings included 12 sixes and 10 fours. His maiden hundred in the competition came from 58 deliveries (of which the second fifty was hit from just 14 deliveries). His team still lost the game.
On 18 April 2024, Green joined Leicestershire on a short-term loan deal.[7]
Personal life edit
Green attended Exeter School.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Ben Green". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "NatWest t20 Blast, South Group: Hampshire v Somerset at Southampton, 29 July 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ . Somerset County Cricket Club. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "South Group (D/N), Royal London One-Day Cup at Canterbury, May 29 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Specsavers County Championship Division One at Taunton, Sep 4-7 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Will Smeed wins it at speed as Somerset trounce Glamorgan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Ben Green Joins On Loan From Somerset". Leicestershire CCC. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Ben Green signs contract extension with Somerset". 25 October 2022.
External links edit
- Ben Green at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Ben Green at ESPNcricinfo