Zane Green

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Zane Green

| image =

| country = Namibia

| fullname = Zane Edward Green

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|10|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Windhoek, Namibia

| batting = Left-handed

| role = Wicket-keeper

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2019–present

| hidedeliveries = true

| odidebutdate = 27 April

| odidebutyear = 2019

| odidebutagainst = Oman

| odicap = 20

| lastodidate = 15 February

| lastodiyear = 2024

| lastodiagainst = Nepal

| odishirt = 48

| T20Idebutdate = 20 May

| T20Idebutyear = 2019

| T20Idebutagainst = Ghana

| T20Icap = 6

| lastT20Idate = 30 November

| lastT20Iyear = 2023

| lastT20Iagainst = Nigeria

| columns = 4

| column1 = ODI

| matches1 = 34

| runs1 = 664

| bat avg1 = 25.53

| 100s/50s1 = 0/2

| top score1 = 75*

| catches/stumpings1 = 39/4

| column2 = T20I

| matches2 = 46

| runs2 = 281

| bat avg2 = 11.24

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 26

| catches/stumpings2 = 33/6

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 25

| runs3 = 664

| bat avg3 = 14.75

| 100s/50s3 = 0/2

| top score3 = 65

| catches/stumpings3 = 38/7

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 70

| runs4 = 1,314

| bat avg4 = 22.65

| 100s/50s4 = 0/6

| top score4 = 75*

| catches/stumpings4 = 69/7

| date = 18 February 2024

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/596664.html Cricinfo

}}

Zane Edward Green (born 11 October 1996) is a Namibian cricketer who made his senior debut for the Namibian national side in September 2013, aged 16.

Under-19 career

A left-handed wicket-keeper/batsman, Green attended Windhoek High School, and made his senior club debut during the 2012–13 season, aged 15.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1382/1382281/Miscellaneous_Matches.html Miscellaneous matches played by Zane Green] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015. He made his debut for the Namibian national under-19 side in December 2012, at the annual Cricket South Africa provincial under-19 tournament, and scored 50 runs from four innings.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/18/Coca-Cola_Khaya_Majola_Week_2012-13/Namibia_Under-19s_Batting.html Batting and fielding for Namibia under-19s], Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week 2012/13 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015. Green's next matches for the side came at the 2013 Africa Under-19 Championship tournament. He played only two games, against Uganda and Zambia, and in the latter match opened the batting with Xander Pitchers, who went on to score 161 from 143 balls.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/547/547677.html Namibia Under-19s v Zambia Under-19s], ICC Africa Under-19 Division One Championship 2013 (Pool A) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

Green was a member of Namibia's squad for the 2014 Under-19 World Cup, where he played in three matches.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1382/1382281/Under-19_ODI_Matches.html Under-19 ODI matches played by Zane Green] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015. He scored a duck against Australia and four runs against Scotland, but against Canada scored 57 runs from 77 balls, featuring in a 93-run second-wicket stand with Malan Kruger.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/602/602608.html Canada Under-19s v Namibia Under-19s], ICC Under-19 World Cup 2013/14 (13th Place Play-off Semi-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

At the 2015 Africa Under-19 Championship, played in Tanzania, he was appointed the captain of the national under-19 side, and went on to lead the tournament in runs, with 271 from five innings.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/24/ICC_Africa_Under-19_Championship_2014-15/Batting_by_Runs.html Batting and fielding in ICC Africa Under-19 Championship 2014/15] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015. Against Botswana, he scored 155* from 129 balls, with Namibia to win the match by 265 runs, and later also the tournament, consequently qualifying directly for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/788/788836.html Botswana Under-19s v Namibia Under-19s], ICC Africa Under-19 Championship 2014/15 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

In January 2016 he was named as the captain of Namibia's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/media-releases/91398/all-16-squads-confirmed-for-icc-u19-cricket-world-cup-2016 |title=All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=9 January 2016 |archive-date=28 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128180224/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/media-releases/91398/all-16-squads-confirmed-for-icc-u19-cricket-world-cup-2016 |url-status=dead }}

International career

Green made his senior limited-overs debut for Namibia in September 2013, in a dead rubber against the United Arab Emirates as part of the 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1382/1382281/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Zane Green] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015. Coming in fifth in the batting order, he finished with nine not out from 45 balls, as Namibia were bowled out for 80.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/549/549734.html United Arab Emirates v Namibia], ICC World Cricket League Championship 2011 to 2013 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015. Green's next matches for the Namibian senior side came early the following month, in the CSA Provincial Competitions. He made his first-class debut in a three-day fixture against KwaZulu-Natal Inland, and then played in the corresponding one-day fixture.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1382/1382281/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Zane Green] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2015. Green is one of the few Coloureds to represent Namibia.Michael Uugwanga (4 December 2014). [http://www.informante.web.na/lungameni-not-quota-cricket.15224 "Lungameni not for quota cricket"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424070829/http://www.informante.web.na/lungameni-not-quota-cricket.15224 |date=24 April 2016 }} – Informanté. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

In January 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/604943 |title=Six teams vying for the final two spots in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 |access-date=29 January 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}

In August 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.{{cite news|title=Cricket Namibia to compete in T20 Africa Cup |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/70730/read/Cricket-Namibia-to-compete-in-T20-Africa-Cup/ |work=The Namibian |access-date=24 August 2018}} In October 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad in the Southern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament in Botswana.{{cite web|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/72468/read/Namibian-squad-for-World-T20-Qualifier |title=Namibian squad for World T20 Qualifier |work=The Namibian |access-date=28 October 2018}}

In March 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.{{cite web|url=http://cricketnamibia.com/the-squad-participating-in-the-icc-world-league-2-tournament/ |title=The Squad Participating In The ICC World League 2 Tournament |work=Cricket Namibia |access-date=19 March 2019}} Namibia finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1198795 |title=Papua New Guinea secure top-four finish on dramatic final day |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=27 April 2019}} Green made his ODI debut for Namibia on 27 April 2019, against Oman, in the tournament's final.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174845.html |title=Final, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019 |access-date=27 April 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

In May 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/14/c_138057695.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514101353/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/14/c_138057695.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 May 2019 |title=Namibia squad revealed for ICC T20 World Cup Africa finals |work=Xinhua News (Africa) |access-date=14 May 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1222616 |title=African men in Uganda for T20 showdown |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=18 May 2019}} He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Namibia against Ghana on 20 May 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1184258.html |title=5th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=20 May 2019}}

In June 2019, he was one of twenty-five cricketers to be named in Cricket Namibia's Elite Men's Squad ahead of the 2019–20 international season.{{cite web|url=http://cricketnamibia.com/breaking-news-announcement-of-the-2019-2020-national-elite-training-squad/ |title=Breaking News – Announcement of the 2019–2020 National Elite Training Squad |work=Cricket Namibia |access-date=17 July 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.erongo.com.na/news/elite-cricket-training-squad-announced-2019-06-24 |title=Elite cricket training squad announced |work=Erongo |access-date=17 July 2019}} In September 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.{{cite web|url=http://cricketnamibia.com/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-qualifier-send-off/ |title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier Send Off |work=Cricket Namibia |access-date=2 October 2019}} In September 2021, Green was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.{{cite web|title=Namibia name T20 World Cup squad, include David Wiese |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2247826 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=10 September 2021}}

In May 2024, he was named in Namibia’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.{{Cite web |title=Namibia is ready with their 15-Player Squad |url=https://www.scorewaves.com/news-details/namibia-squad-icc-t20-world-cup |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=ScoreWaves |language=en}}