Ian Alexander Greig (born 8 December 1955) is a former professional cricketer, who played in two tests for England in 1982.[1] He is the younger brother of former England captain and cricket commentator Tony Greig and the uncle of Durham UCCE player Will Hodson.[2]
Whilst at Cambridge, Greig played both rugby union and cricket. He represented Cambridge in the Varsity Match in 1977 and 1978, and won blues for cricket in 1977, 1978 and 1979.
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Greig played one-day cricket as an all rounder for Sussex County Cricket Club in 1979 before making his first-class debut for the team in 1980. His career with Sussex lasted until 1985. His most successful season for Sussex was in 1981, when he scored 911 runs (average 30.36), and took 76 wickets at 19.32. In 1982, the English selectors chose him as a replacement for the injured Derek Pringle to face Pakistan in two test matches.[3]
Sussex released Greig, and others, in 1985 as part of cost-cutting measures, and he emigrated to Australia. However, he joined Surrey County Cricket Club, and captained the team between 1987 and 1991.[3] Greig's highest score of 291 came in 1990 in a total of 707 at The Oval; Lancashire replied with 863, Neil Fairbrother top-scoring with 366,[4] the highest-ever score at The Oval.[5]
^ abBateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 84. ISBN1-869833-21-X.
^"Surrey v Lancashire at The Oval, 3-7 May 1990". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^Lynch, Steven (13 March 2018). "Which current player has the highest ODI strike rate?; Which ground has witnessed the most triple-centuries in first-class cricket?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
greig, alexander, greig, born, december, 1955, former, professional, cricketer, played, tests, england, 1982, younger, brother, former, england, captain, cricket, commentator, tony, greig, uncle, durham, ucce, player, will, hodson, personal, informationfull, n. Ian Alexander Greig born 8 December 1955 is a former professional cricketer who played in two tests for England in 1982 1 He is the younger brother of former England captain and cricket commentator Tony Greig and the uncle of Durham UCCE player Will Hodson 2 Ian GreigPersonal informationFull nameIan Alexander GreigBorn 1955 12 08 8 December 1955 age 68 Queenstown Union of South AfricaBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm mediumInternational informationNational sideEnglandTest debut29 July 1982 v PakistanLast Test12 August 1982 v PakistanCareer statisticsCompetition Test FC LAMatches 2 253 235Runs scored 26 8 301 3 136Batting average 6 50 28 72 20 10100s 50s 0 0 8 40 0 6Top score 14 291 82Balls bowled 188 25 065 7 993Wickets 4 419 212Bowling average 28 50 31 08 28 085 wickets in innings 0 10 310 wickets in match 0 2 0Best bowling 4 53 7 43 5 30Catches stumpings 0 152 55 Source ESPNcricinfo 7 November 2022 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Cricket career 3 Later life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editGreig was born in Queenstown Eastern Cape South Africa He was educated at George Watson s College Edinburgh Queen s College Queenstown and Downing College Cambridge 2 Although a South African Greig was allowed to play for England because his father was Scottish Whilst at Cambridge Greig played both rugby union and cricket He represented Cambridge in the Varsity Match in 1977 and 1978 and won blues for cricket in 1977 1978 and 1979 Cricket career editGreig played one day cricket as an all rounder for Sussex County Cricket Club in 1979 before making his first class debut for the team in 1980 His career with Sussex lasted until 1985 His most successful season for Sussex was in 1981 when he scored 911 runs average 30 36 and took 76 wickets at 19 32 In 1982 the English selectors chose him as a replacement for the injured Derek Pringle to face Pakistan in two test matches 3 Sussex released Greig and others in 1985 as part of cost cutting measures and he emigrated to Australia However he joined Surrey County Cricket Club and captained the team between 1987 and 1991 3 Greig s highest score of 291 came in 1990 in a total of 707 at The Oval Lancashire replied with 863 Neil Fairbrother top scoring with 366 4 the highest ever score at The Oval 5 Later life editGreig s current position is coach of the 1st XI team at the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane Australia References edit Ian Greig www cricketarchive com Retrieved 6 January 2012 a b Ian Greig Retrieved 25 February 2013 a b Bateman Colin 1993 If The Cap Fits Tony Williams Publications p 84 ISBN 1 869833 21 X Surrey v Lancashire at The Oval 3 7 May 1990 Cricinfo ESPN Retrieved 16 March 2018 Lynch Steven 13 March 2018 Which current player has the highest ODI strike rate Which ground has witnessed the most triple centuries in first class cricket ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 17 March 2018 External links editIan Greig at ESPNcricinfo nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to English cricket is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ian Greig amp oldid 1209284751, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
