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Nick Greenwood (cricketer)

Nicholas Greenwood
Personal information
Full name
Nicholas Anthony Greenwood
Born (1999-10-21) 21 October 1999 (age 25)
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 T20I14 July 2024 v Norway
T20I shirt no.21
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021/22–presentWellington (squad no. 21)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 5 31 12 32
Runs scored 94 865 548 1,214
Batting average 18.80 30.89 24.90 37.83
100s/50s 0/1 0/4 0/4 3/9
Top score 59 86* 79 141
Balls bowled – 258 36 222
Wickets – 12 0 9
Bowling average – 19.66 – 18.33
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 1
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 3/8 – 5/38
Catches/stumpings 4/– 10/– 7/– 15/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 September 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

Greenwood was born in Jersey, and his family moved to New Zealand when he was two years old.[3] He made his Jersey debut in the annual 50-over Inter-Insular Cup match against Guernsey on 31 August 2019, scoring 53 in a five-wicket win.[4][5]

In September 2019, Greenwood 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.[6] He made his T20I debut for Jersey, against Qatar, on 9 October 2019.[7]

In November 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[8] He made his List A debut against Uganda, on 2 December 2019.[9] Four days later, in the match against Italy, Greenwood scored his first century in List A cricket.[10]

In December 2020, he was named in Wellington's squad to play in the 2020–21 Ford Trophy in New Zealand.[11] He made his first-class debut on 31 October 2021, for Wellington in the 2021–22 Plunket Shield season.[12]

In March 2023, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.[13] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Jersey against Canada in that tournament.[14]

During the 2024 Men's T20I Inter-Insular Series against Guernsey, Greenwood registered the highest individual score of the competition, smashing 85 off 50 balls, including three sixes and nine fours, in the opening match to help Jersey to a 2–1 win.[15][16]

In the opening match of the 2024–25 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier in Germany in July 2024, Greenwood made 85 not out against Serbia as Jersey scored their highest T20I total to date, racking up 233 for 3. He also recorded career-best bowling figures of 3/8 as the islanders' won by 165 runs.[17]

In September 2024 he was named in Jersey's 14-player squad for the 2024 Cricket World Cup Challenge League A in Kenya.[18] Greenwood took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket in the islanders' match against Qatar, bagging a player-of-the-match winning 5/38 in a 168-run victory.[19][20][21]

References

  1. ^ "Nick Greenwood". ESPN Cricinfo. 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. ^ "Jersey beat Guernsey by five wickets to retain inter-island cricket title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Inter Insular #67 2019". Guernsey Cricket Stats. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  6. ^ "'Strong, balanced, dynamic' - Jersey name squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier". ITV News. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  7. ^ "1st T20I (N), Jersey tour of Qatar at Doha, Oct 9 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Jersey name squad for World Cup Challenge League tournament in Oman". ITV News. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  9. ^ "1st Match, CWC Challenge League Group B at Al Amerat, Dec 2 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Greenwood hits maiden century as Jersey secure first Challenge League win". ITV News. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Allen returns for Firebirds". Cricket Wellington. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  12. ^ "3rd Match, Wellington, Oct 31 - Nov 3 2021, Plunket Shield". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  13. ^ @cricketinjersey (15 March 2023). "Chuggy leads an experienced Mens Squad to the ICC 50 Over World Cup Qualifier Play-off Tournament in Namibia 24 March-5 April" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "3rd Match, Windhoek, March 27, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Jersey retain T20 inter-island title with 2-1 win over Guernsey". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Clinical play by Jersey". Jersey Evening Post. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Jersey get record win in T20 World Cup qualifier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Jersey Men's Squad Announced for ICC CWC Challenge League". Jersey Cricket. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Tribe ton helps Jersey earn 168-run win over Qatar". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Jersey vs Qatar". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Tribe hits maiden List A century as Jersey breeze past Qatar". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
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