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]

Ben Green
Personal information
Full name
Benjamin George Frederick Green
Born (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997
Exeter, Devon, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–presentSomerset (squad no. 54)
2023Welsh Fire
First-class debut4 September 2018 Somerset v Lancashire
List A debut29 May 2018 Somerset v Kent
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 15 13 57
Runs scored 468 356 556
Batting average 17.33 50.85 20.59
100s/50s 0/1 1/1 0/0
Top score 54 157 43*
Balls bowled 762 471 865
Wickets 10 12 64
Bowling average 36.60 37.58 20.26
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/– 23/–
Source: CricketArchive, 6 September 2023

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
  1. "Ben Green". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. "NatWest t20 Blast, South Group: Hampshire v Somerset at Southampton, 29 July 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. "Ben Green signs for Somerset". Somerset County Cricket Club. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  4. "South Group (D/N), Royal London One-Day Cup at Canterbury, May 29 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. "Specsavers County Championship Division One at Taunton, Sep 4-7 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  6. "Will Smeed wins it at speed as Somerset trounce Glamorgan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
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