Full name Anthony William Greig
Born October 6, 1946, Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa
Died December 29, 2012, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney (aged 66 years 84 days)
Major teams England, Border, Eastern Province, Sussex
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak
Other Commentator
Height 6 ft 6 in
Relation Brother - IA Greig, Nephew - WG Hodson
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 58 | 93 | 4 | 3599 | 148 | 40.43 | 8 | 20 | 437 | 19 | 87 | 0 | ||
ODIs | 22 | 19 | 3 | 269 | 48 | 16.81 | 378 | 71.16 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
First-class | 350 | 579 | 45 | 16660 | 226 | 31.19 | 26 | 96 | 345 | 0 | ||||
List A | 190 | 177 | 19 | 3899 | 129 | 24.67 | 3 | 21 | 88 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 58 | 93 | 9802 | 4541 | 141 | 8/86 | 13/156 | 32.20 | 2.77 | 69.5 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
ODIs | 22 | 19 | 916 | 619 | 19 | 4/45 | 4/45 | 32.57 | 4.05 | 48.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 350 | 52513 | 24702 | 856 | 8/25 | 28.85 | 2.82 | 61.3 | 33 | 8 | |||
List A | 190 | 8435 | 5650 | 244 | 6/28 | 6/28 | 23.15 | 4.01 | 34.5 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
Test debut | England v Australia at Manchester, Jun 8-13, 1972 scorecard |
Last Test | England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 25-30, 1977 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | England v Australia at Manchester, Aug 24, 1972 scorecard |
Last ODI | England v Australia at The Oval, Jun 6, 1977 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class span | 1965/66 - 1978 |
List A span | 1967 - 1978 |
At 6 feet 6 inches, Tony Greig stood head-and-shoulders above team-mates on the field, and had the confidence and charisma to go with it, making up for shortcomings of technique with the bat and pace with the ball by sheer personality and an irrepressible love of the contest. The controversial conclusion of his career, as one of the first and firmest disciples of Kerry Packer, have tended to obscure his all-round accomplishments: in the mid-1970s, there was no more complete cricketer, and he bequeathed to his successor as England's captain, Mike Brearley, a thoroughly professional and close-knit side.
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1975