Chris Greaves (cricketer)

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Chris Greaves
Personal information
Full name
Christopher Nicholas Greaves
Born (1990-10-12) 12 October 1990 (age 33)
South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
Role Bowler
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  72)29 May 2022 v  USA
Last ODI3 March 2024 v  United Arab Emirates
T20I debut(cap  52)8 October 2021 v  PNG
Last T20I28 July 2023 v  Ireland
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches25202520
Runs scored337233337233
Batting average 22.4625.8822.4625.88
100s/50s0/20/00/20/0
Top score56* 4556* 45
Balls bowled641258641258
Wickets 25112511
Bowling average 23.0429.7223.0429.72
5 wickets in innings 1010
10 wickets in match0000
Best bowling5/532/25/532/2
Catches/stumpings 8/–10/–8/–10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 March 2024

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]

Contents

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]

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  3. 1 2 3 "Greaves targets return after success in South Africa". Cricket Scotland. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
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  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.
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