Alex Green (cricketer)

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Alex Green
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Green in 2024
Personal information
Full name
Alex Matthew Green
Born (2007-02-24) 24 February 2007 (age 18)
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
Height6 ft 6 [1]  in (1.98 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
Role Bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Men's cricket
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
ICC U19 World Cup
Runner-up 2026 Zimbabwe & Namibia
Source: Cricinfo, 26 August 2025

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]

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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 Twitter.
  12. "Leicestershire vs Derbyshire at Leicester- September 26 - 29, 2024, County Championship Division Two". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2024.