Sheffield Shield | Cameron Green showed maturity beyond age, says Adam Voges

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. 

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. 

“ 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.