Ben Green (cricketer) explained

Ben Green
Country:England
Fullname:Benjamin George Frederick Green
Birth Date:28 September 1997
Birth Place:Exeter, Devon, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium-fast
Role:All-rounder
Club1:Somerset
Clubnumber1:54
Club2:Welsh Fire
Year2:2023-
Club3:Leicestershire (on loan)
Year3:2024
Type1:First-class
Debutdate1:4 September
Debutyear1:2018
Debutfor1:Somerset
Debutagainst1:Lancashire
Type2:List A
Debutdate2:29 May
Debutyear2:2018
Debutfor2:Somerset
Debutagainst2:Kent
Columns:3
Column1:FC
Matches1:19
Runs1:601
Bat Avg1:19.38
100S/50S1:0/2
Top Score1:77
Deliveries1:1,332
Wickets1:18
Bowl Avg1:37.16
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:4/28
Catches/Stumpings1:11/–
Column2:LA
Matches2:16
Runs2:396
Bat Avg2:56.57
100S/50S2:1/1
Top Score2:157
Deliveries2:609
Wickets2:19
Bowl Avg2:30.78
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:3/58
Catches/Stumpings2:2/–
Column3:T20
Matches3:70
Runs3:624
Bat Avg3:19.50
100S/50S3:0/0
Top Score3:47
Deliveries3:1,081
Wickets3:85
Bowl Avg3:19.76
Fivefor3:2
Tenfor3:0
Best Bowling3:5/29
Catches/Stumpings3:26/–
Date:18 August 2024
Source:CricketArchive

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]

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] In August 2024, Green returned to Leicestershire for a third loan spell for their remaining County Championship fixtures.[8]

Personal life

Green attended Exeter School.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ben Green . 29 July 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: NatWest t20 Blast, South Group: Hampshire v Somerset at Southampton, 29 July 2016 . ESPNcricinfo . 29 July 2016 .
  3. Web site: Ben Green signs for Somerset . Somerset County Cricket Club . 3 August 2016 . 3 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160914191411/http://www.somersetcountycc.co.uk/2016/08/ben-green-signs-for-somerset/#0wOdBOXACHXdmKAL.97 . 14 September 2016 . dead .
  4. Web site: South Group (D/N), Royal London One-Day Cup at Canterbury, May 29 2018 . 29 May 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  5. Web site: Specsavers County Championship Division One at Taunton, Sep 4-7 2018 . 4 September 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  6. Web site: Will Smeed wins it at speed as Somerset trounce Glamorgan . ESPN Cricinfo . 4 June 2022.
  7. Web site: Ben Green Joins On Loan From Somerset . Leicestershire CCC . 18 April 2024 . 18 April 2024 .
  8. Web site: Ben to rejoin Leicestershire on loan . Somerset County Cricket Club . 20 August 2024 . 20 August 2024 .
  9. Web site: Ben Green signs contract extension with Somerset . 25 October 2022 .