Michael Redvers Green (born 17 September 1951) is a former English

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er. Green was a right-handed

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who fielded as a

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. He was born in Stafford, Staffordshire. Green made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1971 Minor Counties Championship against

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. Green played

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cricket for Staffordshire from 1971 to 1979, which included 41 Minor Counties Championship matches. In 1975, he made his List A debut against Leicestershire in the Gillette Cup. He made 3 further appearances in List A cricket, the last coming against Sussex in the 1978 Gillette Cup. In his 4 List A matches, he scored 49 runs at an

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of 24.50, with a high score of 27

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