Tony Greig

Tony Greig

Tony Greig

England England

Overview

Full Name Anthony William Greig
Age 66y 84d
Died on December 29, 2012
Born Sunday October 6, 1946, South Africa
Batting Style Right Handed
Bowling Style Right-arm medium
Playing Role All Rounder

Teams represented

Awards

Wisden Cricketers of the Year
Wisden Cricketers of the Year - 1975

Biography

Former England captain and Channel Nine commentator, Tony Greig will always be remembered for his dominant stature on the field with bat and ball, as well as his colourful commentary on air that provided an altogether different flair to the world of cricket.

Born in South Africa, Greig first represented Sussex in 1965 in his teens and set himself on a long, prosperous cricketing journey. With an ambition to play for England, Greig went on to don the England whites in 1972. A debut came in the Ashes and Greig was rewarded for his hard work, with two fifties and five wickets in the Test. The tall right-handed batsman impressed everyone around him with his sheer personality and his limitless love for the sport. Consistent and versatile, Greig countered the finest bowling attacks in the world and scored hundreds across the globe. His shrewd and tactical captaincy was much admired everywhere, especially India and Australia.

However, his reputation touched a new low towards the fag end of his career. Greig became the first disciple of Kerry Packer, and was involved in the formation of the World Series Cricket. He lost his position as the England captain, his form vanished, and it all came to an unpleasant end. Nonetheless, he still remained an integral part of the sport, joining Channel Nine and delivering more than three decades of entertaining commentary in international cricket. In 2012, Greig was diagnosed with lung cancer, and despite undergoing a major operation, he suffered a heart attack that led to his demise. Greig was 66.

Tony Greig remains a name synonymous with Australian cricket – right from his playing days as English captain, to years of expert commentary.

Debut
England vs Australia at Manchester - Thursday June 8, 1972

Batting

Matches 58
Innings 93
Runs 3599
100's - 50's 8 - 20
Sixes - Fours 19 - 437
Average 40.43
Strike Rate -
Highest Score (vs India, 06/02/1973) 148

Bowling

Matches 58
Innings 93
Overs 1225.2
Wickets 141
Economy Rate 2.77
Five-Wicket Haul Innings 6
Ten-Wicket Haul Innings 2
Best Figures (vs West Indies, 30/03/1974) 8/86

Fielding

Catches 87
Stumpings 0
Run Outs 0

Career Runs

934
702
468
234
Runs
Years

Career Wickets

46
36
24
12
Wickets
Years