Christopher James Green (born 1 October 1993) is an Australian cricketer.[1] Green bowls right-arm off-break and bats right-handed, playing as an allrounder.[2] He plays for New South Wales and the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League.[2] He also plays Sydney Grade Cricket for Manly Warringah District Cricket Club. Green made his Thunder debut in the final round of the BBL04.
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| Full name | Christopher James Green | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 29) Durban, Natal Province, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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, 5 August 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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]
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