Alex Green (cricketer)

Alex Green
Green in 2024
Personal information
Full name
Alex Matthew Green
Born (2007-02-24) 24 February 2007
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
Height6 ft 6[1] in (1.98 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2024–presentLeicestershire (squad no. 43)
FC debut26 September 2024 Leicestershire v Derbyshire
List A debut8 August 2024 Leicestershire v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 3 18 8
Runs scored 9 26 2
Batting average 4.50 13.00 0.66
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 9* 21 2
Balls bowled 295 823 150
Wickets 5 40 7
Bowling average 50.00 21.05 31.85
5 wickets in innings 0 3 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/61 5/25 2/18
Catches/stumpings 0/– 3/– 1/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  England
ICC U19 World Cup
Runner-up2026 Zimbabwe & Namibia
Source: Cricinfo, 23 August 2026

Alex Matthew Green (born 24 February 2007) is an English cricketer who plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club and England men's U19.[2] He is a right handed right arm fast bowler and right handed batter.[3]

Career

In 2023, he played for Young Lions.[4] On 8 August 2024, he made his List A debut against Yorkshire in the 2024 One-Day Cup.[5][6] He took two wickets (2/65) on his List A debut.[7] He signed a professional contract with Leicestershire in September 2024.[1][8] In the same month he was selected to England national under-19 cricket team for the ODI Tri-Series against Scotland Men U19s and Ireland Men U19s.[9] He took five-wicket haul (5/50) against Scotland under-19 team in that tournament.[10] He made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Derbyshire in the 2024 County Championship on 26 September 2024.[11][12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Alex Green Signs First Professional Deal With Leicestershire". Leicestershire CCC. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Alex Green". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Alex Green". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Academy Scholar Alex Green Stars For Young Lions". Leicestershire CCC. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Yorkshire vs Leicestershire at Scarborough- August 08, 2024, One-Day Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Leicestershire fast bowler Alex Green has signed a three-year deal". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Ian Holland stars for Leicestershire with ball and bat". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Green signs three-year Leicestershire deal". BBC Sport. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Green Selected For England U19 ODI Tri-Series". Leicestershire CCC. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "England U19 vs Scot U19, Loughborough, September 14, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  11. ↑ @leicsccc (28 September 2024). "Alex Green is added to the squad and debuts in first-class cricket" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  12. ↑ "Leicestershire vs Derbyshire at Leicester- September 26 - 29, 2024, County Championship Division Two". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2024.