Namibian cricketer
Zane Green
Full name Zane Edward Green
Born (1996-10-11 ) 11 October 1996 (age 28) Windhoek , Namibia Batting Left-handed Role Wicket-keeper National side ODI debut (cap 20 ) 27 April 2019 v Oman Last ODI 15 February 2024 v Nepal ODI shirt no. 48 T20I debut (cap 6 ) 20 May 2019 v Ghana Last T20I 30 November 2023 v Nigeria
Competition
ODI
T20I
FC
LA
Matches
34
46
25
70
Runs scored
664
281
664
1,314
Batting average
25.53
11.24
14.75
22.65
100s/50s
0/2
0/0
0/2
0/6
Top score
75*
26
65
75*
Catches/stumpings
39/4
33/6
38/7
69/7
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.
Under-19 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 was a member of Namibia's squad for the 2014 Under-19 World Cup , where he played in three matches.[ 4] 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 .[ 5]
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.[ 6] Against Botswana , he scored 155* from 129 balls, with Namibia to win the match by 265 runs, and later also the tournament, consequently qualifying directly for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup .[ 7]
In January 2016 he was named as the captain of Namibia's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup .[ 8]
International career
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 .[ 9] Coming in fifth in the batting order, he finished with nine not out from 45 balls, as Namibia were bowled out for 80.[ 10] 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.[ 11] Green is one of the few Coloureds to represent Namibia.[ 12]
In January 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[ 13]
In August 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup .[ 14] 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.[ 15]
In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[ 16] Namibia finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.[ 17] Green made his ODI debut for Namibia on 27 April 2019, against Oman , in the tournament's final.[ 18]
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.[ 19] [ 20] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Namibia against Ghana on 20 May 2019.[ 21]
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.[ 22] [ 23] In September 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[ 24] In September 2021, Green was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup .[ 25]
In May 2024, he was named in Namibia’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[ 26]
References
^ Miscellaneous matches played by Zane Green – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
^ Batting and fielding for Namibia under-19s , Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week 2012/13 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
^ Namibia Under-19s v Zambia Under-19s , ICC Africa Under-19 Division One Championship 2013 (Pool A) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
^ Under-19 ODI matches played by Zane Green – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
^ 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.
^ Batting and fielding in ICC Africa Under-19 Championship 2014/15 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
^ Botswana Under-19s v Namibia Under-19s , ICC Africa Under-19 Championship 2014/15 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
^ "All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016" . International Cricket Council . Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016 .
^ List A matches played by Zane Green – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
^ United Arab Emirates v Namibia , ICC World Cricket League Championship 2011 to 2013 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
^ First-class matches played by Zane Green – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
^ Michael Uugwanga (4 December 2014). "Lungameni not for quota cricket" Archived 24 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Informanté . Retrieved 5 March 2015.
^ "Six teams vying for the final two spots in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 29 January 2018 .
^ "Cricket Namibia to compete in T20 Africa Cup" . The Namibian . Retrieved 24 August 2018 .
^ "Namibian squad for World T20 Qualifier" . The Namibian . Retrieved 28 October 2018 .
^ "The Squad Participating In The ICC World League 2 Tournament" . Cricket Namibia . Retrieved 19 March 2019 .
^ "Papua New Guinea secure top-four finish on dramatic final day" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 27 April 2019 .
^ "Final, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 27 April 2019 .
^ "Namibia squad revealed for ICC T20 World Cup Africa finals" . Xinhua News (Africa) . Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019 .
^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 18 May 2019 .
^ "5th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 20 May 2019 .
^ "Breaking News – Announcement of the 2019–2020 National Elite Training Squad" . Cricket Namibia . Retrieved 17 July 2019 .
^ "Elite cricket training squad announced" . Erongo . Retrieved 17 July 2019 .
^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier Send Off" . Cricket Namibia . Retrieved 2 October 2019 .
^ "Namibia name T20 World Cup squad, include David Wiese" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 10 September 2021 .
^ "Namibia is ready with their 15-Player Squad" . ScoreWaves . Retrieved 11 June 2024 .
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