Chris Green (cricketer)

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Christopher James Green (born 1 October 1993) is a South African-Australian cricketer.[1] Green bowls right-arm off-break and bats right-handed, playing as an All-rounder.[2] He plays for New South Wales and the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League.[2] He also plays Sydney Grade Cricket for Northern District Cricket Club. Green made his Thunder debut in the final round of the BBL04. He made his international debut for the Australian cricket team in December 2023.[3]

Fullname
Christopher James Green
Born (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 32)
Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
BattingRight-handed
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Chris Green
Green in October 2025
Personal information
Full name
Christopher James Green
Born (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 32)
Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBowling all-rounder
International information
National side
Only T20I (cap 108)1 December 2023 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014/15–presentNew South Wales
2014/15–presentSydney Thunder (squad no. 93)
2017Lahore Qalandars
2018–2020Guyana Amazon Warriors
2019Multan Sultans
2019Warwickshire
2020Kolkata Knight Riders
2021–2022Middlesex
2021–2022Jamaica Tallawahs
2024–presentLancashire
2024Trent Rockets
2024Antigua & Barbuda Falcons
2025Welsh Fire (squad no. 93)
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 1 25 38 283
Runs scored 2 1,091 628 2,088
Batting average 41.96 25.12 16.97
100s/50s 0/0 2/6 1/2 0/1
Top score 2* 160 100 50
Balls bowled 24 5,143 1,624 5,625
Wickets 0 68 40 256
Bowling average 32.89 33.15 26.23
5 wickets in innings 3 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/82 5/53 5/32
Catches/stumpings 2/– 13/– 25/– 158/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 April 2026
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T20 career

Ahead of the 2018 Caribbean Premier League, he was named as one of five players to watch in the tournament.[4] In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[5] In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[6]

Green received a 90-day suspension for bowling with an illegal action commencing 8 January 2020.[7] In July 2020, Green was named as the captain of the Guyana Amazon Warriors side ahead of the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[8][9] On 11 June 2021, in the 2021 T20 Blast in England, Green took a hat-trick and a five-wicket haul for Middlesex.[10] In July 2022, he was signed by the Kandy Falcons for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[11] In November 2023, Green was named the captain of Sydney Thunder for the 2023–24 Big Bash League.[12] Green was signed by Lancashire Lightning for the 2024 T20 Blast competition[13][14] and later agreed a further two-year contract for the 2025 and 2026 editions.[15][16][17] He captained Antigua & Barbuda Falcons in 2024 Caribbean Premier league.

Personal life

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.[18] Green holds a British passport.[1]

References

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