Cameron Green was earmarked as an international cricket from very early. Contracted to Western Australia as a schoolboy, he took 5 for 24 on his first-class debut against Tasmania in February 2017 as a 17-year-old. He was selected initially for his bowling given his 200cm frame and his ability to deliver fast outswing but was plagued by stress fractures. However, throughout his junior days with Subiaco-Floreat and WA’s junior teams, his technically sound batting and an unquenchable thirst for scoring runs saw him emerge as a genuine allrounder of rare ability.
Green didn’t play any first-class cricket in 2017-18 and spent the 2018 winter at Cricket Australia’s National Performance Centre in Brisbane. His game went to another level in 2019-20 after another stress fracture in his lower back forced him to stop bowling again. He made his maiden first-class century, producing scores of 87* and 121* to force an extraordinary draw against Queensland at the Gabba. He would score two more centuries that summer before posting a career-best 197 from 438 balls against New South Wales in October 2020.
That performance led to his first international call-up as he was named in Australia’s ODI and T20I squads to face a touring India side which was followed by a Test debut against the same opposition. He made half-centuries in each of his first four series then claimed a maiden five-wicket haul against South Africa the MCG in late 2022 – during a game where he badly broke his finger. Shortly after returning to side in India he made a maiden Test hundred in Ahmedabad.
By then, his cross-format skills had caught the eye after a pair of dazzling T20I fifties in India led to a bidding war in the 2022 IPL auction where Green fetched AU$3.15 million from Mumbai Indians.
Cameron Green Biography
| Full name | Cameron Donald Green |
| Nick Name | Cam Green |
| Date of Birth/DOB/ age | Jun 03, 1999 (24 years) |
| Birth Place | Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Gemini |
| Profession | Cricketer (All rounder) |
| Country | Australia |
| Cricket Role | Batting Allrounder |
| Father name | Gary Green |
| Mother name | Bee Tracey |
| Married | Unmarried |
| Spouse or Girlfriend | |
| Children | |
| Education Qualification | |
| Religion | |
| Current Residence | Perth, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Batting Style | Right hand Bat |
| Bowling Style | Right arm Fast medium |
| Domestic Cricket debut | |
| International Debut | ODI– 2 December 2020 vs India at Manuka Oval, Canberra Test– 17 December 2020 vs India at Adelaide Oval, North Adelaide T20– 5 April 2022 vs Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| Teams | Cricket Australia XI, Western Australia, Perth Scorchers, Australia, Australia A, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
Cameron Green Physical Statistics
| Height | in centimeters– 198 cm in meters– 1.98 m in feet & inches– 6’ 6” |
| Weight | in kilograms– 95 kg in pounds– 209 lbs |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | |
| Eye Color | Olive Green |
| Hair Color | Medium Blonde |
Cameron Green Profile
Cameron Green is a young prodigy who rose through the ranks through grade cricket and burst onto the domestic scene with a 5-for on debut at the age of just 17. A precocious talent, the young fast bowler became the youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul in the history of Shield cricket. Standing at 6’6 feet tall, Green bowls a ‘heavy’ ball and isn’t afraid of doing the grunt work. Add to that his exceptional batting talent and the ability to float up and down the order and it’s quickly evident why he’s rated so highly. That’s not even mentioning his fielding abilities – often snaffling half-chances at gully and backward points by using his extensive reach.
Green’s junior days were marred with injury and he had an injury scare during his 2nd Sheffield game as well, when he managed to dislocate his knee during warm-ups. However, this was immediately taken care of by the physio at the ground and he was cleared to continue playing.
His lower-order pinch-hitting talent came to the fore when he scored a 45 in his second first-class game, biffing three monstrous sixes off Baggy Green-holder James Pattinson, and extending his team’s lead from 104 to 168 while he was at the crease. In his second outing with the ball in that match, he ended with figures of 3/20, including the timely wickets of opposition skipper Cameron White and Dan Christian to earn his side an innings win for which he earned praise from his captain Adam Voges.
He made his List A debut in the tour match against Pakistan for the Cricket Australia XI and bagged 3 wickets, including that of veteran batsman Shoaib Malik, and bothered the Pakistan players with his accurate and rapid seam bowling. The prodigious teenager was handed a rookie contract by the Perth Scorchers ahead of the 2017/18 season.
Impressive performances in the domestic circuit earned him his maiden Australia call-up for the tour to India in late 2020. He made both his ODI and Test debut in December 2020. His T20I debut came in the following year and he was named in Australia’s squad for the 2022 T20 World Cup as a replacement for an injured Josh Inglis. His maiden Test 5-fer came in the Boxing Day Test against South Africa in 2022.
Ahead of the 2023 IPL, Cameron Green was swept up by the Mumbai Indians for a whopping sum of INR 17.5 crore and this made him the second most expensive overseas player in the history of the IPL. That same season, Green scored his maiden IPL century, a 100* against the Sunrisers Hyderabad while opening the batting. Green’s maiden Test century came just a few months later in a Test against India at Ahmedabad where he scored 114. He was also a part of the Australian team that won the World Test Championship.
Green was named in Australia’s squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup.
Cameron Green Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 28 | 43 | 5 | 1377 | 174* | 36.23 | 2835 | 48.57 | 2 | 6 | 152 | 13 | 31 | 0 |
| ODIs | 26 | 22 | 8 | 552 | 89* | 39.42 | 675 | 81.77 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| T20Is | 8 | 8 | 0 | 139 | 61 | 17.37 | 80 | 173.75 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| FC | 61 | 96 | 15 | 3872 | 251 | 47.80 | 7368 | 52.55 | 11 | 13 | 441 | 44 | 45 | 0 |
| List A | 46 | 41 | 12 | 1151 | 144 | 39.68 | 1305 | 88.19 | 2 | 4 | 91 | 29 | 21 | 0 |
| T20s | 37 | 33 | 9 | 697 | 100* | 29.04 | 460 | 151.52 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 30 | 12 | 0 |
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 28 | 44 | 2190 | 1236 | 35 | 5/27 | 5/27 | 35.31 | 3.38 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 26 | 23 | 754 | 714 | 18 | 5/33 | 5/33 | 39.66 | 5.68 | 41.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T20Is | 8 | 7 | 120 | 178 | 5 | 2/16 | 2/16 | 35.60 | 8.90 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 61 | 86 | 4706 | 2582 | 77 | 6/30 | 9/42 | 33.53 | 3.29 | 61.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| List A | 46 | 39 | 1316 | 1251 | 28 | 5/33 | 5/33 | 44.67 | 5.70 | 47.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 37 | 24 | 360 | 560 | 11 | 2/16 | 2/16 | 50.90 | 9.33 | 32.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cameron Green IPL Auction Price History
Year | Price | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17.50 Cr | Mumbai |
| 2024 | 17.50 Cr | Bangalore |
Cameron Green’s Social Media Accounts
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Some Lesser-Known Facts About Cameron Green
- Green was diagnosed with stage 2 kidney disease before birth. Doctors detected the condition when Green’s mother had a 19-week pregnancy scan.
- Since childhood, he has been careful about how much protein and sodium he consumes as part of his diet.
- In an interview, Green revealed he had to go to the hospital every week for treatment when he was a child. Cameron Green (at the age of 1) with his mother, Bee Tracey
- He grew up playing football and cricket in Subiaco, Perth.
- He used to play cricket for the Subiaco-Floreat Cricket Club. Cameron Green (at the age of nine) with then WA captain Adam Voges in 2008
- Australian cricketer Shaun Marsh was his role model.
- Green started playing cricket in the under-13s league in the 2009–10 season. At that time, he was 10 years old.
- He represented School Sport WA (SSWA) at the School Sport Australia Cricket Championships in 2013 in Perth, where his team won.
- Green also represented WA in the Schoolboys Australian Football League (AFL) in 2011 at the School Sport Australia Championships held in Canberra.
- Apart from that, he also played football as a key forward for the WA under-16 team.A picture of Cameron Green as a football player of the West Australian Football Commission (WAFC)
- He represented the Western Australia(WA) cricket team at the 2015-16 Under-19 National Championships.
- On 10 January 2017, he made his List A debut for Cricket Australia XI against Pakistanis at Allan Border Field, Brisbane during their tour of Australia.
- He gave an extraordinary performance at the 2016-17 Under-19 Cricket Nationals. He scored 164 runs at an average of 82 and took 20 wickets in eight games. WA won the nationals by six wickets defeating ACT/NSW Country in the final in Adelaide. This was WA’s first under-19s title in 23 years. In the final, Green picked up 4-30 with the ball and then smashed 51 not out from just 23 balls and was named Player of the Match. Cameron Green posing with his other team members of Western Australia after winning the 2016-17 Under-19 Nationals
- Eventually, he was forced to choose between his two sporting loves, football and cricket. His choice became clear when he earned a rookie contract with the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) ahead of the 2016/17 Sheffield Shield season.
- In February 2017, Green made his first-class debut for WA against Tasmania at Bellerive Oval, Hobart during the Sheffield Shield. His career highlights include taking 5/24 in the first innings against Tasmania. The feat made him the youngest player to take a five-wicket haul in the Sheffield Shield.
- Green was initially selected for his bowling talent given his advantageous height (6′ 6″) and ability to deliver fast outswing. His first 30 first-class wickets came at an impressive average of just 22.53. However, he was forced to stop bowling due to the stress fractures in his back.
- Green didn’t play first-class cricket in the 2017-18 season. He spent the 2018 winter at Cricket Australia’s National Performance Centre in Brisbane.
- In November 2019, he came into the spotlight with his unbeaten scores of 87 and 121 for WA against Queensland in the 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season. This was his maiden century in first-class cricket. He was named Player of the Match.
- After this, he was promoted up the WA order, and soon, he became a top-order player.
- In October 2020, his career best came when he scored 197 from 438 balls, against New South Wales.
- The impressive performance led to his first international call-up. He was named to Australia’s ODI and T20I squads for the 2020 India tour of Australia. Pat Cummins presenting Cameron Green with his Test cap
- On 13 January 2019, he made his T20 debut for Perth Scorchers against Sydney Sixers in the 2018–19 Big Bash League season.
- In March 2021, Green scored his first double-century in first-class cricket, with 251 runs for WA against Queensland in the 2020–21 Sheffield Shield season.
- In August 2022, he took his first five-wicket haul in the ODI format against Zimbabwe in Townsville.
- On 6 September 2022, in the first ODI against New Zealand in Cairns, he was named player of the match for scoring an unbeaten 89 (92) in a difficult run chase.
- In October 2022, Green became an injury replacement for Josh Inglis in the Australian squad for the 2022 T20 World Cup.
- In December 2022, he claimed his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket bowling in the first innings of the Boxing Day Test of South Africa tour of Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- Green was bought by the Mumbai Indians for Rs. 17.5 crore (approximately AUD 3.15 million) for IPL 2023. He was the second most expensive overseas player in IPL auction history and the most expensive Australian player. Cameron Green is batting for the Mumbai Indians
- On 21 May 2023, he scored his maiden IPL century, an unbeaten 100 off 47 balls in a match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
- Cameron Green scored his maiden century in Tests (114) in the fourth Test against India in Ahmedabad during the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. However, the match ended in a draw.
- Green was a part of the Australian squad that won the 2023 Cricket World Cup and the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final.
- On 29 February 2024, he scored his second international century (174) against New Zealand at Basin Reserve, Wellington. In the match, Green and Josh Hazlewood set a record by forming the highest 10th-wicket partnership in Test cricket with 116 runs, breaking the previous record of 114 set by Jason Gillespie and Glenn McGrath in 2004.Cameron Green celebrating after scoring a century against New Zealand at Basin Reserve, Wellington
- He was bought by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for IPL 2024.
- Cameron Green and Australian cricketer Tim David were schoolmates at Scotch College. David used to coach him before school.
- His sister, Bella Green, lives in Florida, US. Athletic like her brother, she used to play first-division college basketball.
- He is a dog lover and has a dog named Brownie.
