Chris Greaves (cricketer)

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Chris Greaves
Personal information
Full name
Christopher Nicholas Greaves
Born (1990-10-12) 12 October 1990 (age 34)
South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
Role Bowler
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  72)29 May 2022 v  USA
Last ODI26 July 2024 v  Namibia
T20I debut(cap  52)8 October 2021 v  PNG
Last T20I11 July 2025 v  Jersey
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches29353135
Runs scored379290384290
Batting average 23.6819.3321.3319.33
100s/50s0/20/00/20/0
Top score56* 4556* 45
Balls bowled641480677480
Wickets 25272527
Bowling average 23.0422.6425.0022.62
5 wickets in innings 1010
10 wickets in match0000
Best bowling5/533/265/533/26
Catches/stumpings 10/–13/–11/–13/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 August 2025

Christopher Nicholas Greaves (born 12 October 1990) is a South African cricketer who plays for the Scotland national cricket team. He made his international debut in 2021 and plays as a right-arm leg spin bowler. [1] [2]

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Personal life

Greaves was born on 12 October 1990 in South Africa. [1] He moved to Scotland in 2011, [3] qualifying to play for Scotland by residency. [4] Prior to making the national team he worked as an Amazon delivery driver. [5]

Domestic career

Greaves grew up playing club cricket in Randburg, South Africa. After moving to Scotland he played for Glenrothes Cricket Club and Forfarshire Cricket Club. [3] He also played for Gloucestershire in England's Second XI Championship in 2019. [6]

International career

Greaves was included in the extended Scottish national squad in 2018 and was named in the team for the 2019 Oman Quadrangular Series, although he did not play a game. [3] In June 2019, he was selected to represent Scotland A in their tour to Ireland to play the Ireland Wolves. [7] He made his List A debut for Scotland A against the Ireland Wolves on 6 June 2019. [8] He made his Twenty20 debut for Scotland A against the Ireland Wolves on 9 June 2019. [9]

In September 2021, Greaves was named in Scotland's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Zimbabwe, [10] and in Scotland's squads for the 2021 Summer T20 Bash and the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [11] He made his T20I debut on 8 October 2021, for Scotland against Papua New Guinea. [12] In Scotland's opening match of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Greaves had a man of the match performance against Bangladesh. [13]

In May 2022, Greaves was named in Scotland's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2022 United States Tri-Nation Series. [14] He made his ODI debut on 29 May 2022, for Scotland against the United States. [15]

In May 2024, he was named in Scotland’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.https://www.scorewaves.com/news-details/scotland-squad-for-t20-world-cup [16]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chris Greaves". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Scotland 'A' call-up for Dumfries Lad Chris McBride – Cricket News". dgwgo.com. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Greaves targets return after success in South Africa". Cricket Scotland. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Heatly, Gary (17 October 2021). "Chris Greaves stars as 'incredible' Scotland stun Bangladesh in T20 World Cup opener". The Scotsman. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "T20 World Cup: Scotland star Chris Greaves goes from delivering for Amazon to delivering on big stage". Sky Sports. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  6. ↑ Botcherby, Elizabeth (17 October 2021). "Chris Greaves: Remember the name!". The Cricketer. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Scotland A Squad Selected for Ireland Trip". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "3rd unofficial ODI, Scotland A tour of Ireland at Wicklow, Jun 6 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "1st unofficial T20I, Scotland A tour of Ireland at Wicklow, Jun 9 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Captain Coetzer leads Scotland squad to ICC Men's T20 World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Scotland name 17-player provisional squad for T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Only T20I, ICCA Dubai, Oct 8 2021, Papua New Guinea v Scotland T20I Match". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "From Amazon driver to T20 World Cup star: Scots hail T20 giant slayer Chris Greaves". Times of India. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "Men's team head stateside for the first time". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "80th Match, Pearland, May 29, 2022, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  16. ↑ "Scotland's 15-Player Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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