Tony Greig

Personal information

Full name

Anthony William Greig

Born

6 October 1946
Queenstown, Cape Province, Union of South Africa

Died

29 December 2012 (aged 66)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Height

6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)

Batting style

Right-handed

Bowling style

Right-arm medium
Right-arm off break

Role

All-rounder, commentator

Relations

Ian Greig (brother)
Norman Curry (brother-in-law)

International information

National side

England

Test debut (cap 452)

8 June 1972 v Australia

Last Test

30 August 1977 v Australia

ODI debut (cap 15)

24 August 1972 v Australia

Last ODI

6 June 1977 v Australia

Domestic team information

Years

Team

1965–1970

Border

1966–1978

Sussex

1970–1972

Eastern Province

Career statistics

Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	58	22	350	190
Runs scored	3,599	269	16,660	3,899
Batting average	40.43	16.81	31.19	24.67
100s/50s	8/20	–/–	26/96	3/21
Top score	148	48	226	129
Balls bowled	9,802	916	52,513	8,435
Wickets	141	19	856	244
Bowling average	32.20	32.57	28.85	23.15
5 wickets in innings	6	0	33	3
10 wickets in match	2	n/a	8	n/a
Best bowling	8/86	4/45	8/25	6/28
Catches/stumpings	87/–	7/–	345/–	88/–

Source: Cricinfo profile, 28 October 2009

Anthony William "Tony" Greig (6 October 1946 – 29 December 2012) was an England Test cricket captain turned commentator.

Born in South Africa, Greig qualified to play for the English national team by virtue of his Scottish parentage. He was a tall (6 feet 6 inches or 1.98 metres) batting all-rounder who bowled both medium pace and off spin. Greig was captain of England from 1975 to 1977, and captained Sussex. His younger brother, Ian, also played Test cricket, while several other members of his extended family played at first-class level.

A leading player in English county cricket, Greig is thought by some former players and pundits to have been one of England's leading international all-rounders. He helped Kerry Packer start World Series Cricket by signing up many of his English colleagues as well as West Indian and Pakistani cricketers, a move which cost him the England captaincy. He is also noted for a controversial run-out of Alvin Kallicharran in a Test Match against the West Indies in 1974, and often clashed with Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee on the 1974–75 Ashes Tour in Australia. His infamous "grovel" statement in the lead-up to the 1976 tour of England by the West Indies was met with severe criticism.

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