Nicholas Anthony Greenwood (born 21 October 1999) is an international cricketer who plays for Jersey.[1] In domestic cricket, he plays for Wellington.[2]
Career
Greenwood was born in Jersey, and his family moved to New Zealand when he was two years old.[3] He made his Jersey debut in the annual 50-over Inter-Insular Cup match against Guernsey on 31 August 2019, scoring 53 in a five-wicket win.[4][5]
In November 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[8] He made his List A debut against Uganda, on 2 December 2019.[9] Four days later, in the match against Italy, Greenwood scored his first century in List A cricket.[10]
During the 2024 Men's T20I Inter-Insular Series against Guernsey, Greenwood registered the highest individual score of the competition, smashing 85 off 50 balls, including three sixes and nine fours, in the opening match to help Jersey to a 2–1 win.[15][16]
In the opening match of the 2024–25 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier in Germany in July 2024, Greenwood made 85 not out against Serbia as Jersey scored their highest T20I total to date, racking up 233 for 3. He also recorded career-best bowling figures of 3/8 as the islanders' won by 165 runs.[17]
Greenwood pleaded guilty to charges of driving without insurance, failing to provide a specimen for analysis and failing to comply with traffic directions at Jersey Magistrates Court on 24 June 2025. The court was told the offences took place in the early hours of 8 June 2025.[25][26] An interim driving ban was imposed with his sentencing adjourned until 29 July 2025.[22] At that hearing, Greenwood was given a 130 hour community service order and fined £1,000 fine as well as being disqualified from driving for 36 months, after which he will have to take a Jersey driving test before being allowed to get back behind the wheel of a vehicle on the island's roads.[27][28]
