Gordon Greenidge

Sir Gordon Greenidge

KCMG MBE
Personal information
Full name
Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge
Born (1951-05-01) 1 May 1951 (age 73)
St Peter, Barbados
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium/off-break
RoleOpening batsman
RelationsCarl Greenidge (son)
Mark Lavine (cousin)
Ria Greenidge (daughter)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 150)22 November 1974 v India
Last Test27 April 1991 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 16)11 June 1975 v Pakistan
Last ODI25 May 1991 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1970–1987Hampshire
1973–1991Barbados
1990Scotland
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 108 128 523 440
Runs scored 7,558 5,134 37,354 16,349
Batting average 44.72 45.03 45.88 40.56
100s/50s 19/34 11/31 92/183 33/94
Top score 226 133* 273* 186*
Balls bowled 26 60 955 286
Wickets 0 1 18 2
Bowling average 45.00 26.61 105.50
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/21 5/49 1/21
Catches/stumpings 96/– 45/– 516/– 172/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  West Indies
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 1975 England
Winner 1979 England
Runner-up 1983 England and Wales
Source: CricketArchive, 24 January 2009

Sir Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge KCMG MBE (born 1 May 1951)[1] is a Barbadian retired cricketer who represented the West Indies in Test and One Day International (ODI) teams for 17 years, as well as Barbados and Hampshire in first-class cricket. Greenidge is regarded worldwide as one of the greatest and most destructive opening batsmen in cricket history.[2][3][4][5][6] In 2009, Greenidge was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[7] He was a member of the squads which won the World Cups in 1975, 1979 and runners-up in 1983.

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  2. ^ "Gordon Greenidge: A fascinating study of a cricketer co-produced by two cultures". Cricket Country. May 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Who is Hampshire's greatest overseas player?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ^ "The best of Gordon Greenidge is the best of batting". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Gordon Greenidge: One Of West Indies' Greatest – Almanack". Wisden. May 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ^ "West Indian epic: when Gordon Greenidge unleashed hell on Australia | Cricket". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ^ Cricinfo (2 January 2009). "ICC and FICA launch Cricket Hall of Fame". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.