Zane Green

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.

Zane Green
Personal information
Full nameZane Edward Green
Born (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996
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

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 Zambia, 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 Botswana, 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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