Former Guyana Amazon Warriors captain Chris Green is set to represent a new franchise in the upcoming Hero Caribbean Premier League. The Australian will turn out for the Jamaica Tallawahs team this season after he was roped in as a late replacement for Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hassan.
Jamaica Tallawahs Head Coach Floyd Reifer believes that Green will have a lot to offer to the Tallawahs in this CPL that bowls off on Thursday, August 26. “Chris Green as we know has been doing well in the CPL. He had a good stint at the Guyana Amazon Warriors, I thought he performed well for them, and watching him around the circuit he is a very good cricketer. We are expecting a lot from him especially with his tight off-spin and he can field and bat as well. He is very knowledgeable and he will a lot to the table on and off the field as well,” Reifer said.
The off-spinner Green has bowled some economical spells for the Warriors over the seasons. He made his CPL debut in 2018 where he picked up 10 wickets in 11 matches at an economy rate of 6.27.
In 2019, Green picked up 13 wickets in 12 matches at an economy rate of 6.44, and in 2020, he claimed nine wickets in 11 matches at an economy rate of 5.68. In total, the off-spinner has 32 CPL wickets. In his overall T20 career, Green is three wickets away from 100 T20 career wickets in the 115 matches he played he has a best bowling figure of 5-32. Green had a record spell of 3-3 in four overs last season.
Captaining the Guyana Amazon Warriors, Green finished with the remarkable analysis of four overs, two maidens, three runs and one wicket to help his side notch a comfortable victory over the Barbados Tridents, equalling the Australian record for most economical figures.
Jamaica Tallawahs: Andre Russell, Chris Green, Carlos Brathwaite, Rovman Powell, Haider Ali, Chadwick Walton, Fidel Edwards, Qais Ahmad, Jason Mohammed, Migael Pretorius, Kennar Lewis, Shamarh Brooks, Veerasammy Permaul, Abijhai Mansingh, Joshua James, Kirk McKenzie, and Ryan Persaud.