Justin Greaves
{{short description|West Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Justin Greaves
| image =Justin Greaves.jpg
| fullname = Justin Pierre Greaves
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|2|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Barbados
| nickname =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = All-rounder
| country = West Indies
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2022-Present
| testdebutdate = 17 January
| testdebutyear = 2024
| testdebutagainst = Australia
| testcap = 335
| lasttestdate = 25 January
| lasttestyear = 2025
| lasttestagainst =Pakistan
| odidebutdate = 8 January
| odidebutyear = 2022
| odidebutagainst = Ireland
| odicap = 208
| lastodidate = 10 December
| lastodiyear = 2024
| lastodiagainst = Bangladesh
| oneT20I = true
| T20Idebutdate = 19 December
| T20Idebutyear = 2024
| T20Idebutagainst = Bangladesh
| T20Icap = 99
| lastT20Idate =
| lastT20Iyear =
| lastT20Iagainst =
| club1 = Combined Campuses
| year1 = 2014
| club2 = Barbados
| year2 = 2016-present
| club3 = Barbados Royals
| year3 = 2019-present
| columns = 4
| column1 = Test
| matches1 = 6
| runs1= 231
| bat avg1= 21.00
| 100s/50s1= 1/0
| top score1= 115*
| deliveries1 = 408
| wickets1 = 6
| bowl avg1 = 34.16
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/36
| catches/stumpings1= 6/0
| column2 = ODI
| matches2 = 12
| runs2= 234
| bat avg2= 26.00
| 100s/50s2= 0/1
| top score2= 50
| deliveries2 = 270
| wickets2 = 4
| bowl avg2 = 69.50
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 2/68
| catches/stumpings2= 3/0
| column3 = T20I
| matches3 = 1
| runs3= 6
| bat avg3= 6.00
| 100s/50s3= 0/0
| top score3= 6
| deliveries3 = 0
| wickets3 = 0
| bowl avg3 = –
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = –
| catches/stumpings3= 2/0
| column4 = FC
| matches4 = 51
| runs4= 2,099
| bat avg4= 29.56
| 100s/50s4= 4/11
| top score4= 124*
| deliveries4 = 5,079
| wickets4 = 95
| bowl avg4 = 25.74
| fivefor4 = 4
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 6/34
| catches/stumpings4= 35/0
| date = 1 June 2025
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/justin-greaves-510823 ESPNcricinfo
|caption=Justin Greaves batting in the 2nd ODI vs Ireland at Clontarf in May 2025}}
Justin Pierre Greaves (born 26 February 1994) is a Barbadian cricketer who has played for both Barbados and the Combined Campuses and Colleges in West Indian domestic cricket.{{Cite web |title=Justin Greaves Profile - Cricket Player West Indies {{!}} Stats, Records, Video |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/justin-greaves-510823 |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}} He made his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in January 2022.{{Cite web |title=Justin Greaves Profile - ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/8433/justin-greaves |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Cricbuzz |language=en}}
Career
Greaves played for the West Indies under-19s at the 2012 Under-19 World Cup in Australia.[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/1010/1010911/Under-19_ODI_Matches.html Under-19 ODI matches played by Justin Greaves] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2015. Earlier, in an under-19 series, against Sri Lanka, he had top-scored in a match coming at number seven in the batting order, making 90 runs off just 68 balls.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/350/350379.html Sri Lanka Under-19s v West Indies Under-19s], Under-19 Quadrangular Series 2011/12 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
Greaves played for Sefton Park CC in the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition in England in 2013, scoring 109 and taking 4–32 on debut against Old Xaverians{{cite web |url=http://www.seftonparkcc.co.uk/HTML/Arch265.htm |title=25th & 27th May 2013 |website=www.seftonparkcc.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124031211/http://www.seftonparkcc.co.uk/HTML/Arch265.htm |archive-date=2016-11-24}} and finishing with 742 runs at 67.45 and 31 wickets at 15.00 in 18 league games{{cite web |url=http://seftonpark.play-cricket.com/website/player_stats_widget/batting_stats/1636391?rule_type_id=179 |title=Sefton Park CC |website=seftonpark.play-cricket.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510144030/http://seftonpark.play-cricket.com/website/player_stats_widget/batting_stats/1636391?rule_type_id=179 |archive-date=2017-05-10}} as Sefton convincingly won the second division.{{Cite web|url=http://ldcc.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=39782|title = Liverpool and District Cricket Competition}} He returned to England in 2014, assisting Essex side Frinton-on-Sea to a second-placed finish in the Two Counties league{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/22/Marshall_Hatchick_Two_Counties_Cricket_Championship_Division_One_2014.html|title=The Home of CricketArchive}} to gain promotion to the East Anglian Premier Cricket League.{{Cite web|url=http://frinton.play-cricket.com/website/team_widgets/49173|title = Frinton on Sea CC}}
Greaves made his first-class debut during the 2013–14 Regional Four Day Competition, representing the Combined Campuses.[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/1010/1010911/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Justin Greaves] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2015. His debut for Barbados came in January 2016, when he played against ICC Americas in the 2015–16 Regional Super50.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/super50-2016/engine/match/951649.html Nagico Super50, Group A: Barbados v ICC Americas at St Augustine, Jan 7, 2016] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
In June 2018, he was named in the Cricket West Indies B Team squad for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.{{cite web |url=http://cricketwestindies.org/index.php/2018/06/11/windies-b-squad-for-global-t20-league-in-canada/ |title=Windies B squad for Global T20 League in Canada |work=Cricket West Indies |accessdate=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613134146/http://cricketwestindies.org/index.php/2018/06/11/windies-b-squad-for-global-t20-league-in-canada/ |archive-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=dead }} He made his Twenty20 debut on 20 September 2019, for the Barbados Tridents, in the 2019 Caribbean Premier League.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1185853.html |title=17th Match (N), Caribbean Premier League at Gros Islet, Sep 20 2019 |accessdate=21 September 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} The following month, he was named in the West Indies Emerging Team for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/strong-west-indies-emerging-players-squad-named-and-led-cariah-super50-cup/ |title=Strong squad named for WI Emerging Players in Super50 Cup |work=Cricket West Indies |accessdate=31 October 2019}}
In July 2020, he was named in the Barbados Tridents squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29417692/nabi,-lamichhane,-dunk-earn-big-cpl-2020-draft |title=Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=6 July 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/teams-selected-hero-cpl-2020/ |title=Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020 |work=Cricket West Indies |accessdate=6 July 2020}}
In November 2021, Greaves was named in the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan.{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/cwi-selection-panel-announces-squads-six-match-white-ball-tour-pakistan/ |title=CWI Selection Panel announces squads for six-match white ball tour of Pakistan |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=27 November 2021}} In December 2021, he was named in the West Indies' ODI squad for their series against Ireland.{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/west-indies-name-squads-face-ireland-and-england-upcoming-white-ball-series/ |title=West Indies name squads to face Ireland and England in upcoming white-ball series |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=31 December 2021}} He made his ODI debut on 8 January 2022, for the West Indies against Ireland.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1277085.html |title=1st ODI, Kingston, Jan 8 2022, Ireland tour of United States of America and West Indies |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=8 January 2022}}
In December 2023, he was included in West Indies's Test squad for the away 2-match series against Australia.{{Cite web |title=West Indies include seven uncapped players for Australia Tests |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/west-indies-include-seven-uncapped-players-in-test-squad-for-australia-tour-1413764 |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}} He made his test debut on 17 January 2024 against Australia.{{Cite web |title=Justin Greaves Profile - ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/8433/justin-greaves |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Cricbuzz |language=en}} In the first innings of the test, he only scored 5 runs before making 24 in the second innings.{{Cite web |title=AUS vs WI, West Indies in Australia 2023/24, 1st Test at Adelaide, January 17 - 19, 2024 - Full Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-in-australia-2023-24-1375837/australia-vs-west-indies-1st-test-1375845/full-scorecard |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}} In January 2024, he was selected in West Indies's ODI squad for the series against Australia.{{Cite web |title=West Indies ODI & T20I Squads Revealed for Australia Tour {{!}} Windies Cricket news |url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/west-indies-squad-for-australia-tour-2024/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Windies}}
Greaves scored his first Test match century against Bangladesh in Antigua on 23 November 2024, making 115 not out in a West Indies first innings total of 450/9 declared.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/west-indies-bangladesh-first-test-greaves-490a00daeca2a8ff7e366a32a1e7ef79|title=Justin Greaves scores patient first century as West Indies lead Bangladesh by 410 runs|publisher=APNews|accessdate=4 December 2024}}
In December 2024, he was selected in West Indies squad for test match series against Pakistan.{{Cite web |title=WEST INDIES ANNOUNCES TEST SQUAD FOR TWO TEST SERIES AGAINST PAKISTAN {{!}} Windies Cricket news |url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/WEST_INDIES_ANNOUNCES_TEST_SQUAD_FOR_TWO_TEST_SERIES_AGAINST_PAKISTAN/ |access-date=2025-02-01 |website=Windies}}
References
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External links
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Players/1010/1010911/1010911.html Player profile and statistics] at [https://cricketarchive.com CricketArchive]
- [http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/510823.html Player profile and statistics] at [http://www.espncricinfo.com ESPNcricinfo]
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