Cameron Green

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Cameron Green

| image = Cameron Green fielding Boxing Day 2022 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Green in 2022

| fullname = Cameron Donald Green

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|06|03|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Perth, Western Australia, Australia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| role = Batting all-rounder

| height = 198 cm{{cite web |title=Cameron Green|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/players/cameron-green/S169M2cZNEi7OrLEqUs7Bg|publisher=Cricket Australia |access-date=17 December 2020}}

| international = true

| country = Australia

| internationalspan = 2020–present

| testdebutagainst = India

| testdebutdate = 17 December

| testdebutyear = 2020

| testcap = 459

| lasttestdate = 8 March

| lasttestyear = 2024

| lasttestagainst = New Zealand

| odidebutdate = 2 December

| odidebutyear = 2020

| odidebutagainst = India

| odicap = 230

| lastodidate = 24 September

| lastodiyear = 2024

| lastodiagainst = England

| odishirt = 42{{cite web |url= https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/made-for-test-cricket-the-day-cameron-green-arrived-20201216-p56o11.html |access-date=29 December 2020 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |title='Made for Test cricket': The day Cameron Green arrived|date=16 December 2020 }}

| T20Idebutdate = 5 April

| T20Idebutyear = 2022

| T20Idebutagainst = Pakistan

| T20Icap = 101

| lastT20Idate = 13 September

| lastT20Iyear = 2024

| lastT20Iagainst = England

| T20Ishirt = 42

| club1 = Western Australia

| year1 = 2016/17–

| club2 = Perth Scorchers

| year2 = 2018/19–2019/20

| club3 = Mumbai Indians

| year3 = 2023

| club4 = Royal Challengers Bengaluru

| year4 = 2024

| club5 = Gloucestershire

| year5 = 2025

| columns = 4

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 28

| runs1 = 1,377

| bat avg1 = 36.23

| 100s/50s1 = 2/6

| top score1 = 174*

| deliveries1 = 2,190

| wickets1 = 35

| bowl avg1 = 35.31

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/27

| catches/stumpings1 = 31/–

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 28

| runs2 = 626

| bat avg2 = 39.12

| 100s/50s2 = 0/2

| top score2 = 89*

| deliveries2 = 814

| wickets2 = 20

| bowl avg2 = 39.20

| fivefor2 = 1

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 5/33

| catches/stumpings2 = 13/–

| column3 = T20I

| matches3 = 13

| runs3 = 263

| bat avg3 = 17.37

| 100s/50s3 = 0/3

| top score3 = 62*

| deliveries3 = 188

| wickets3 = 12

| bowl avg3 = 23.25

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 3/35

| catches/stumpings3 = 6/–

| column4 = FC

| matches4 = 66

| runs4 = 4,339

| bat avg4 = 49.30

| 100s/50s4 = 14/14

| top score4 = 251

| deliveries4 = 4,706

| wickets4 = 77

| bowl avg4 = 33.53

| fivefor4 = 3

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 6/30

| catches/stumpings4 = 49/–

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1076713.html Cricinfo

| date = 26 May 2025

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry |{{AUS}}}}

}}

Cameron Donald Green (born 3 June 1999) is an Australian international cricketer who plays for Australia in all three formats of the game. A right-handed batting all-rounder who bowls right-arm fast-medium, Green plays for Western Australia in domestic cricket.

Green was a member of the Australian team that won the 2023 Cricket World Cup and the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final.

Career

Green grew up in Subiaco, Perth and played for the Subiaco-Floreat Cricket Club. He started playing in the 2009–10 season in the under 13s league,{{Cite web|url=http://mycricket.cricket.com.au/|title=MyCricket: Cameron Green|website=MyCricket|access-date=22 December 2019}} when he was 10 years old. His rapid development meant he made his WACA first grade debut at the age of 16. Green earned a rookie contract with the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) ahead of the 2016/17 Sheffield Shield season, largely thanks to averaging 82 runs per innings and taking 20 wickets in eight games in the under 19s national league.{{Cite web|url=https://www.waca.com.au/teams/western-australia/cameron-green|title=Cameron Green {{!}} WACA Western Australia Cricket Association|website=www.waca.com.au|access-date=21 December 2019|archive-date=21 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221163105/https://www.waca.com.au/teams/western-australia/cameron-green|url-status=dead}}

Green made his List A debut for Cricket Australia XI against Pakistan during their tour of Australia on 10 January 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1076716.html |title=Pakistan tour of Australia, Tour Match: Cricket Australia XI v Pakistanis at Brisbane, Jan 10, 2017 |access-date=10 January 2017 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his first-class debut for Western Australia in the 2016–17 Sheffield Shield season on 10 February 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1036409.html |title=Sheffield Shield, 20th Match: Tasmania v Western Australia at Hobart, Feb 10–13, 2017 |access-date=10 February 2017 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo}} He took 5/24 in the first innings to become the youngest player to take a five-wicket haul in the Sheffield Shield.{{cite web |last1=Jolly |first1=Laura |title=WA teenager snares 5–24 in stunning debut |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/cameron-green-record-five-wicket-sheffield-shield-debut-western-australia/2017-02-10 |publisher=cricket.com.au |access-date=17 October 2022}} He made his Twenty20 debut for the Perth Scorchers in the 2018–19 Big Bash League season on 13 January 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1152540.html |title=30th Match (N), Big Bash League at Perth, Jan 13 2019 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=13 January 2019}}

Originally a bowling all-rounder, Green began focusing on improving his batting following a series of injuries,{{cite web |last1=McGlashan |first1=Andrew |title=Allrounder Cameron Green a 'scary' talent who can handle pressure |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/allrounder-cameron-green-a-scary-talent-who-can-handle-pressure-1223046 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 October 2022}} his breakthrough performance being 87* and 121* against Queensland in the 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season.{{cite web |title=9th Match, Brisbane, November 02–05, 2019, Marsh Sheffield Shield |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/marsh-sheffield-shield-2019-20-1196060/queensland-vs-western-australia-9th-match-1196122/full-scorecard |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 October 2022}}

In October 2020, Green was named in Australia's squad for the limited overs matches against India.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30213755/australia-v-india,-2020-21-cameron-green-earns-australia-call-up,-moises-henriques-returns-three-years |title=Cameron Green earns Australia call-up, Moises Henriques returns after three years |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=29 October 2020}} In November 2020, he was also named in Australia's Test squad for the matches against India.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-test-squad-selections-india-series-green-pucovski-abbott-burns-tour-games/2020-11-12 |title=Pucovski, Green headline Test and Australia A squads |publisher=Cricket Australia |access-date=12 November 2020}} Green made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Australia against India on 2 December 2020.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1076713.html |title=Cameron Green |access-date=10 January 2017 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1223957.html |title=3rd ODI (D/N), Canberra, Dec 2 2020, India tour of Australia |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=2 December 2020}} In a warm-up match before the Test series, Green scored a century for Australia A.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19846/report/1237425/australia-a-vs-indians-tour-match-india-in-australia-2020-21 |title=Cameron Green hits century, makes another case for Test elevation |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=7 December 2020}} He made his Test debut for Australia on 17 December 2020, against India.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1223869.html |title=1st Test (D/N), Adelaide, Dec 17 – Dec 21 2020, India tour of Australia |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 December 2020}}

In March 2021, Green scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, with 251 runs for Western Australia against Queensland in the 2020–21 Sheffield Shield season.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/match-report/cameron-green-records-labuschagne-day-two-queensland-wa-sheffield-shield-video-highlights-gabba/2021-03-07 |title=Green sets more records in march towards superstardom |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=7 March 2021}} In February 2022, Green was named in Australia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their tour of Pakistan.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/australia-s-test-quicks-and-david-warner-rested-from-pakistan-limited-overs-matches-1302159 |title=Australia's Test quicks and David Warner rested from Pakistan limited-overs matches |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 February 2022}} He made his T20I debut on 5 April 2022, for Australia against Pakistan.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1288316.html |title=Only T20I (N), Lahore, April 05, 2022 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=5 April 2022}} In August 2022, he took his first ODI five-wicket haul, against Zimbabwe in Townsville.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/zimbabwe-in-australia-2022-1317456/australia-vs-zimbabwe-1st-odi-1317476/match-report|title=Cameron Green five-for, David Warner fifty take Australia 1–0 up|work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 September 2022}} In the first ODI against New Zealand in Cairns, he was named player of the match after making 89 not out in a difficult run chase.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-in-australia-2022-1317459/australia-vs-new-zealand-1st-odi-1317479/match-report|title=Cameron Green, Alex Carey star as Australia seal thrilling victory|work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=10 September 2022}} In the T20I Series against India, Green scored two half-centuries.{{cite web|title=Green's performances very impressive and bodes well, says McDonald|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/123950/greens-performances-very-impressive-and-bodes-well-says-mcdonald|access-date=11 November 2022|work=Cricbuzz|date=26 September 2022 }}

In October 2022, Green was added to the Australian squad for the 2022 T20 World Cup as an injury replacement for Josh Inglis.{{cite web |last1=Cameron |first1=Louis |title=Green light: Australia confirm Inglis' Cup replacement |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/cameron-green-josh-inglis-replacement-australia-t20-world-cup-squad/2022-10-20 |publisher=cricket.com.au |access-date=22 October 2022}}

File:Jermaine Blackwood batting and Cameron Green bowling at Perth Stadium, First Test Australia versus West Indies, 2 December 2022 04.jpg]]

In December 2022, Green picked up his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket while bowling in the first innings of Boxing Day Test of South Africa tour of Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground.{{Cite web |date=26 December 2022 |title=Cameron Green Picks Maiden Five-Wicket Haul On Boxing Day Test |url=https://www.probatsman.com/aus-vs-sa-cameron-green-picks-maiden-five-wicket-haul-on-boxing-day-test |access-date=26 December 2022 |website=Probatsman}}

In the IPL 2023 auction, Green was bought by the Mumbai Indians for INR 17.5 crore (approximately $3.15 million AUD), making him the second most expensive overseas player in IPL auction history and most expensive Australian player.{{Cite web |date=23 December 2022 |title=Cameroon Green Becomes Second Most Expensive Player in IPL History, Sold to Mumbai Indians (MI) for Rs. 17.50 Crore |url=https://www.probatsman.com/ipl-2023-auction-cameroon-green-becomes-second-most-expensive-player-in-ipl-history-sold-to-mumbai-indians-mi-for-rs-17-50-crore |access-date=23 December 2022 |website=Probatsman}}

In the fourth Test in Ahmedabad of the 2023 Border–Gavaskar Trophy, Green scored his maiden Test century (114).{{Cite web |date=10 March 2023 |last=Caffrey|first=Oliver|title=Australia make 480 on flat fourth Test pitch in India|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8117143/australia-make-480-on-flat-fourth-test-pitch-in-india/|access-date=11 March 2023 |website=The Canberra Times}}

On 28 September 2023 Green was included in Australia's squad for the 2023 ODI World Cup.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-28 |title=Marnus in, Agar out as Aussies finalise World Cup squad {{!}} cricket.com.au |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3703250/australia-world-cup-squad-final-marnus-labuschagne-travis-head-ashton-agar-cummins-smith-india |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=www.cricket.com.au |language=en}} On 8 October 2023, Green made his World Cup debut against India.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-08 |title=Labuschagne, Green make Cup debuts as Aussies bat first {{!}} cricket.com.au |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3725456/toss-teams-australia-xi-team-india-odi-world-cup-first-match-green-labuschagne-stoinis-gill-chennai |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=www.cricket.com.au |language=en}} On 3 November 2023, Green made his only other appearance of the tournament scoring a vital 47 off 52 to help Australia defeat England.{{Cite web |title=AUS vs ENG, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023/24, 36th Match at Ahmedabad, November 04, 2023 – Full Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-24-1367856/australia-vs-england-36th-match-1384427/full-scorecard |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}

On 27 November 2023, soon after the deadline for the player retentions ahead of IPL 2024, he was traded to Royal Challengers Bangalore after representing Mumbai Indians for one season.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-27 |title=Green traded to RCB after Hazlewood released {{!}} cricket.com.au |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3798546/josh-hazlewood-released-rcb-cameron-green-trade-mumbai-indians-bangalore-ipl-retentions-sams-richardson-meredith |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=www.cricket.com.au |language=en}}

After Green fell out of favour from Test selection during the 2023 Ashes,{{Cite web |title=The Ashes 2023 Fifth Test: Cameron Green dropped for fifth Ashes Test with Todd Murphy returning to the fold |url=https://www.nine.com.au/sport/cricket/the-ashes/the-ashes-fifth-test-2023-cameron-green-dropped-for-fifth-ashes-test-with-todd-murphy-returning-to-the-fold-20230727-p5j69l.html |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=amp.nine.com.au}} he was dropped from the test side to face Pakistan.{{Cite web |last=OneCricket |last2=Sarangi |first2=Debashis |date=2023-12-13 |title=Cameron Green Dropped, Head To Bat At 5; Here's Australia's Playing XI For 1st Test Vs Pakistan |url=https://cricket.one/cricket-news/cameron-green-dropped-head-to-bat-at-5-heres-australias-playing-xi-for-1st-test-vs-pakistan/65792f00e1098cbdbb480476 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=OneCricket |language=en}} However, following David Warner's retirement Green was reintroduced to the squad, climbing the batting order to play his natural position at number 4. He debuted in this position for the 2024 series against the West Indies.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-15 |title=After a tough year, Green returns to 'natural game' at No. 4 in Australia's Test side |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/cameron-green-returns-to-australia-test-side-as-no-4-bat-after-tough-year-1416721 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}} This fresh start for Green paid dividends as he notched his second Test century against New Zealand on 29 February 2024 at the Basin Reserve. He finished the first day on 103* before putting on an impressive 116-run 10th wicket partnership with Josh Hazlewood, ending the 1st innings on 174*. This performance on an otherwise seam-friendly pitch earned Green a Player of the Match award.{{Cite web |title=Young gun Cameron Green and old hand Nathan Lyon shine outside the spotlight {{!}} Cricket {{!}} The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2024/mar/04/young-gun-cameron-green-and-old-hand-nathan-lyon-shine-outside-the-spotlight |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=amp.theguardian.com}}{{Cite web |title=NZ vs AUS, Australia in New Zealand 2023/24, 1st Test at Wellington, February 29 – March 03, 2024 – Full Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-in-new-zealand-2023-24-1388188/new-zealand-vs-australia-1st-test-1388226/full-scorecard |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}

In May 2024, he was named in Australia's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.{{Cite web |title=Australia's squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup 2024 Updates |url=https://www.scorewaves.com/news-details/australian-cricket-team-australia-squad-for-t20-world-cup-icc-mens-t20i-world-cup |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=ScoreWaves |language=en}}

In February 2025, Green signed a contract with Gloucestershire County Cricket Club to play in their first five county championship matches of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cwyjlmp30klo|title=Gloucestershire sign Australia's Green on short-term deal|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=21 February 2025}} Green scored three centuries during the short stint.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-two-2025-1461821/northamptonshire-vs-gloucestershire-27th-match-1461920/match-report-3|title=Cameron Green continues prolific run as Gloucestershire spring declaration surprise|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=27 May 2025}}

Personal life

Green was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease before birth.{{cite web |title=Aussie all-rounder Green reveals he's living with 'irreversible' chronic kidney condition |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-14/cricket-australia-cameron-green-chronic-kidney-disease/103230814 |website=ABC News |access-date=29 February 2024 |language=en-AU |date=14 December 2023}}