Sheffield Shield | Cameron Green showed maturity beyond age, says Adam Voges
Looking back on an eventful summer for the Western Australia men’s side, coach Adam Voges has picked out young Cameron Green as the surprise packet, saying he displayed maturity beyond his age. Green ended up being in the top-four Shield run-scorers with 699 runs at an average in excess of 63.
Despite their triumph in the Marsh ODI Cup earlier in the season, the men from the west had a disappointing campaign in the longer format. They finished fifth in the Sheffield Shield with two wins, three losses, and three drawn matches. Senior-pro Shaun Marsh led the way with the bat with 724 runs at an average of 48.26, while Matthew Kelly was the leading wicket-taker with 27 scalps to his name at 28.48.
Picked as a bowling all-rounder, however, the surprise packet came in the form of their 20-year-old, Green. His blossoming talent with the bat was a silver lining as he was restricted from bowling with a stress fracture.
"The easy answer is Cameron Green. If you'd asked me if he'd be in the top four Shield run scorers at the start of the year I wouldn't have believed you. To score just shy of 700 runs in a Shield season as a 20-year-old picked as a bowler at the start of the year… His decision making and maturity as a cricketer is well beyond his years, particularly to perform in pressure situations is a huge credit to him,” Voges told cricket.com.au.Â
According to Voges, it was the unbeaten century in the first-innings at Hobart, against Tasmania, that kindled Green’s confidence. Green’s knock of 158 not out included 19 fours and two sixes.Â
“ Like a lot of young players, you get that one big score under the belt and with that comes a lot of belief and confidence you can perform at first-class level, and we certainly saw that throughout the year. I thought his hundred down in Hobart on a tricky day one Blundstone Arena pitch when we were in a bit of trouble just showed a lot of maturity for such a young guy,” Voges added.
