Zane Green

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Zane Green
Personal information
Full nameZane Edward Green
Born (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 (age 24)
Namibia
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 20)27 April 2019 v Oman
Last ODI9 January 2020 v UAE
T20I debut (cap 6)20 May 2019 v Ghana
Last T20I2 November 2019 v Ireland
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 8 16 25 44
Runs scored 206 79 664 856
Batting average 25.75 9.87 14.75 21.40
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/2 0/5
Top score 62 18* 65 62
Catches/stumpings 7/2 10/5 38/7 37/5
Source: Cricinfo, 6 July 2020

Zane Edward Green (born 11 October 1996) is a Namibian cricketer who made his senior debut for the Namibian national side in September 2013, aged 16.

Early career[]

A left-handed wicket-keeper/batsman, Green attended Windhoek High School, and made his senior club debut during the 2012–13 season, aged 15.[1] He made his debut for the Namibian national under-19 side in December 2012, at the annual Cricket South Africa provincial under-19 tournament, and scored 50 runs from four innings.[2] Green's next matches for the side came at the 2013 Africa Under-19 Championship tournament. He played only two games, against Uganda and , and in the latter match opened the batting with Xander Pitchers, who went on to score 161 from 143 balls.[3]

Green made his senior limited-overs debut for Namibia in September 2013, in a dead rubber against the United Arab Emirates as part of the 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship.[4] Coming in fifth in the batting order, he finished with nine not out from 45 balls, as Namibia were bowled out for 80.[5] Green's next matches for the Namibian senior side came early the following month, in the CSA Provincial Competitions. He made his first-class debut in a three-day fixture against KwaZulu-Natal Inland, and then played in the corresponding one-day fixture.[6] In February 2014, Green was selected in Namibia's squad for the 2014 Under-19 World Cup, where he played in three matches.[7] He scored a duck against Australia and four runs against Scotland, but against Canada scored 57 runs from 77 balls, featuring in a 93-run second-wicket stand with Malan Kruger.[8]

Shortly after the World Cup, in March 2014, Green played one further first-class match for Namibia, scoring a run in each innings against North West.[9] At the 2015 Africa Under-19 Championship, played in Tanzania, he was appointed the captain of the national under-19 side, and went on to lead the tournament in runs, with 271 from five innings.[10] Against , he scored 155* from 129 balls, with Namibia going on to win the match by 265 runs, and later also the tournament, consequently qualifying directly for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup.[11] Green is one of the few Coloureds to represent Namibia.[12]

U19 and international career[]

In January 2016 he was named as the captain of Namibia's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[13] In January 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[14]

In August 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[15] In October 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad in the Southern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament in Botswana.[16]

In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[17] Namibia finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.[18] Green made his ODI debut for Namibia on 27 April 2019, against Oman, in the tournament's final.[19]

In May 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[20][21] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Namibia against Ghana on 20 May 2019.[22]

In June 2019, he was one of twenty-five cricketers to be named in Cricket Namibia's Elite Men's Squad ahead of the 2019–20 international season.[23][24] In September 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[25]

References[]

  1. ^ Miscellaneous matches played by Zane Green – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  2. ^ Batting and fielding for Namibia under-19s, Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week 2012/13 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  3. ^ Namibia Under-19s v Zambia Under-19s, ICC Africa Under-19 Division One Championship 2013 (Pool A) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  4. ^ List A matches played by Zane Green – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  5. ^ United Arab Emirates v Namibia, ICC World Cricket League Championship 2011 to 2013 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  6. ^ First-class matches played by Zane Green – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  7. ^ Under-19 ODI matches played by Zane Green – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  8. ^ Canada Under-19s v Namibia Under-19s, ICC Under-19 World Cup 2013/14 (13th Place Play-off Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  9. ^ North West v Namibia, CSA Provincial Three-Day Competition 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  10. ^ Batting and fielding in ICC Africa Under-19 Championship 2014/15 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  11. ^ Botswana Under-19s v Namibia Under-19s, ICC Africa Under-19 Championship 2014/15 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  12. ^ Michael Uugwanga (4 December 2014). "Lungameni not for quota cricket" – Informanté. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  13. ^ "All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Six teams vying for the final two spots in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Cricket Namibia to compete in T20 Africa Cup". The Namibian. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Namibian squad for World T20 Qualifier". The Namibian. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  17. ^ "The Squad Participating In The ICC World League 2 Tournament". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  18. ^ "Papua New Guinea secure top-four finish on dramatic final day". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Final, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Namibia squad revealed for ICC T20 World Cup Africa finals". Xinhua News (Africa). Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  21. ^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  22. ^ "5th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  23. ^ "Breaking News – Announcement of the 2019–2020 National Elite Training Squad". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  24. ^ "Elite cricket training squad announced". Erongo. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  25. ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier Send Off". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

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