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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]

Ben Green

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin George Frederick Green
Born	(1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 25) Exeter, Devon, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2016–present	Somerset (squad no. 54)
First-class debut	4 September 2018 Somerset v Lancashire
List A debut	29 May 2018 Somerset v Kent
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 13 13 35 Runs scored 416 356 322 Batting average 17.33 50.85 18.94 100s/50s 0/1 1/1 0/0 Top score 54 157 43* Balls bowled 484 471 500 Wickets 6 12 32 Bowling average 38.83 37.58 23.34 5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/31 3/64 5/29 Catches/stumpings 9/– 1/– 18/–
Source: CricketArchive, 1 October 2022

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.

References

External links

• Ben Green at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• Ben Green at ESPNcricinfo

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