Claudia Lauren Green (born 6 December 1997) is a New Zealand

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er who plays for the

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. On her debut in

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officiall ...

, Green took a wicket with her seventh delivery. Green is also studying physical education at the

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, and was appointed as the Female Development Officer for Nelson Cricket. In February 2021, during England's

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, Green took a

five-wicket haul In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") occurs when a bowler takes five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded by critics as a notable achievement, equivalent to a century from a batsman. Takin ...

for the New Zealand XI Women side in a warm-up match. In August 2021, Green earned her maiden call-up to the

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, for their tour of England. In July 2022, Green was added to New Zealand's team for the cricket tournament at the

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, England.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Claudia 1997 births Living people Cricketers from Nelson, New Zealand New Zealand women cricketers Central Districts Hinds cricketers Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in cricket Cricketers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games