Nick Greenwood (cricketer)

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Nicholas Greenwood
Personal information
Full name
Nicholas Anthony Greenwood
Born (1999-10-21) 21 October 1999 (age 24)
St Helier, Jersey
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 3)27 March 2023 v Canada
Last ODI5 April 2023 v United Arab Emirates
ODI shirt no.21
T20I debut (cap 15)9 October 2019 v Qatar
Last T20I28 July 2023 v Denmark
T20I shirt no.21
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021–presentWellington (squad no. 21)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 5 22 9 29
Runs scored 94 600 432 1,153
Batting average 18.80 30.00 25.41 39.75
100s/50s 0/1 0/2 0/3 3/9
Top score 59 86* 79 141
Balls bowled 96 36 54
Wickets 3 0 0
Bowling average 32.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/10
Catches/stumpings 4/– 7/– 3/– 14/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 March 2024

Nicholas Anthony Greenwood (born 21 October 1999) is an international cricketer who plays for Jersey.[1] In domestic cricket, he plays for Wellington.[2]

Career[edit]

Greenwood was born in Jersey, and his family moved to New Zealand when he was two years old.[3] In September 2019, he was named in Jersey's Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for the series against Qatar and the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[4] He made his T20I debut for Jersey, against Qatar, on 9 October 2019.[5]

In November 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[6] He made his List A debut against Uganda, on 2 December 2019.[7] Four days later, in the match against Italy, Greenwood scored his first century in List A cricket.[8]

In December 2020, he was named in Wellington's squad to play in the 2020–21 Ford Trophy in New Zealand.[9] He made his first-class debut on 31 October 2021, for Wellington in the 2021–22 Plunket Shield season.[10]

In March 2023, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Jersey against Canada in that tournament.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nick Greenwood". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Nick Greenwood Player Profile". www.blazefirebirds.co.nz. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. ^ Pilnick N (2022) Nick Greenwood: How a chance encounter saw New Zealand cricketer play for Jersey, BBC Sport, 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  4. ^ "'Strong, balanced, dynamic' - Jersey name squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier". ITV News. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  5. ^ "1st T20I (N), Jersey tour of Qatar at Doha, Oct 9 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Jersey name squad for World Cup Challenge League tournament in Oman". ITV News. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  7. ^ "1st Match, CWC Challenge League Group B at Al Amerat, Dec 2 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Greenwood hits maiden century as Jersey secure first Challenge League win". ITV News. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Allen returns for Firebirds". Cricket Wellington. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  10. ^ "3rd Match, Wellington, Oct 31 - Nov 3 2021, Plunket Shield". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  11. ^ "3rd Match, Windhoek, March 27, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

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