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Ben Green (cricketer)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ27839131 ↗
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Benjamin George Frederick Green (born 28 September 1997) is an English cricketer who plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club. He is a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler who also bats right-handed. He progressed through the Devon age group system before being offered a first team contract during the 2016 season. On 29 July 2016 he made his Twenty20 debut for Somerset against Hampshire in the 2016 NatWest t20 Blast.

On 3 August 2016, Green signed a three-year professional contract with Somerset. He made his List A debut for Somerset in the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup on 29 May 2018. He made his first-class debut for Somerset in the 2018 County Championship on 4 September 2018.

In June 2022, in the 2022 T20 Blast, Green took his first five-wicket haul in Twenty20 cricket, with 5/29 against Glamorgan.

Green struck 157 against Durham, in the Royal London Cup on 10 August 2022. His innings included 12 sixes and 10 fours.

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