Chris Greaves (cricketer)

Christopher Nicholas Greaves (born 12 October 1990) is a South African cricketer who plays for the Scotland national cricket team. He made his international debut in 2021 and plays as a right-arm leg spin bowler.[1][2]

Chris Greaves
Personal information
Full name
Christopher Nicholas Greaves
Born (1990-10-12) 12 October 1990
South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 72)29 May 2022 v USA
Last ODI6 July 2023 v Netherlands
T20I debut (cap 52)8 October 2021 v PNG
Last T20I28 July 2023 v Ireland
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches 16 14 13 17
Runs scored 216 184 200 213
Batting average 21.60 23.00 25.00 23.66
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 53* 45 53* 45
Balls bowled 312 213 246 231
Wickets 9 8 7 8
Bowling average 33.11 34.50 37.85 36.62
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/29 2/19 2/29 2/19
Catches/stumpings 7/– 7/– 7/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 October 2022

Personal life

Greaves was born on 12 October 1990 in South Africa.[1] He moved to Scotland in 2011,[3] qualifying to play for Scotland by residency.[4] Prior to making the national team he worked as an Amazon delivery driver.[5]

Domestic career

Greaves grew up playing club cricket in Randburg, South Africa. After moving to Scotland he played for Glenrothes Cricket Club and Forfarshire Cricket Club.[3] He also played for Gloucestershire in England's Second XI Championship in 2019.[6]

International career

Greaves was included in the extended Scottish national squad in 2018 and was named in the team for the 2019 Oman Quadrangular Series, although he did not play a game.[3] In June 2019, he was selected to represent Scotland A in their tour to Ireland to play the Ireland Wolves.[7] He made his List A debut for Scotland A against the Ireland Wolves on 6 June 2019.[8] He made his Twenty20 debut for Scotland A against the Ireland Wolves on 9 June 2019.[9]

In September 2021, Greaves was named in Scotland's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Zimbabwe,[10] and in Scotland's squads for the 2021 Summer T20 Bash and the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[11] He made his T20I debut on 8 October 2021, for Scotland against Papua New Guinea.[12] In Scotland's opening match of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Greaves had a man of the match performance against Bangladesh.[13]

In May 2022, Greaves was named in Scotland's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2022 United States Tri-Nation Series.[14] He made his ODI debut on 29 May 2022, for Scotland against the United States.[15]

References
  1. "Chris Greaves". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. "Scotland 'A' call-up for Dumfries Lad Chris McBride – Cricket News". dgwgo.com. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. "Greaves targets return after success in South Africa". Cricket Scotland. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. Heatly, Gary (17 October 2021). "Chris Greaves stars as 'incredible' Scotland stun Bangladesh in T20 World Cup opener". The Scotsman. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. "T20 World Cup: Scotland star Chris Greaves goes from delivering for Amazon to delivering on big stage". Sky Sports. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  6. Botcherby, Elizabeth (17 October 2021). "Chris Greaves: Remember the name!". The Cricketer. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  7. "Scotland A Squad Selected for Ireland Trip". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  8. "3rd unofficial ODI, Scotland A tour of Ireland at Wicklow, Jun 6 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  9. "1st unofficial T20I, Scotland A tour of Ireland at Wicklow, Jun 9 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  10. "Captain Coetzer leads Scotland squad to ICC Men's T20 World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  11. "Scotland name 17-player provisional squad for T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  12. "Only T20I, ICCA Dubai, Oct 8 2021, Papua New Guinea v Scotland T20I Match". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  13. "From Amazon driver to T20 World Cup star: Scots hail T20 giant slayer Chris Greaves". Times of India. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  14. "Men's team head stateside for the first time". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  15. "80th Match, Pearland, May 29, 2022, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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