Gordon Greenidge
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| Surname | Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge | |||
| Batting style | Right-hand batsman | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium / off-break | |||
| Player role | Opening batsman | |||
| International games | ||||
| National team |
 West Indies
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| Test debut (cap 150) | 22nd November 1974 v India
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| Last test | April 27, 1991 v Australia
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| ODI debut (cap 16) | June 11, 1975 v Pakistan
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| Last ODI | 25 May 1991 v England
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| National teams | ||||
| Years | team | |||
| 1973-1991 | Barbados | |||
| 1990 | Scotland | |||
| 1970-1987 | Hampshire | |||
| 1987 | MCC | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Game form | test | ODI | FC | LA |
| Games | 108 | 128 | 523 | 440 |
| Runs (total) | 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 |
| Highscore | 226 | 133 * | 273 * | 186 * |
| Balls | 26th | 60 | 955 | 286 |
| Wickets | - | 1 | 18th | 2 |
| Bowling Average | - | 45.00 | 26.61 | 105.50 |
| 5 wickets in innings | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in play | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best bowling performance | - | 1/21 | 5/49 | 1/21 |
| Catches / stumpings | 96 / - | 45 / - | 516 / - | 172 / - |
| Source: CricketArchive , May 14, 2016 | ||||
Sir Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge KCMG MBE (born May 1, 1951 in Black Bess , St Peter , Barbados ) is a former Barbadian cricketer who played for the West Indies team.
Career
Gordon Greenidge played as the opening batsman . Together with Desmond Haynes he formed one of the most successful starting batsmen of all time. For the West Indies team, Greenidge took part in 108 test matches , in which he scored a total of 7,558 runs (44.72 runs per wicket ). On his test debut against India in Bangalore in November 1974 he scored 93 runs in his first test innings and his first century with 109 runs in the second innings. In addition, Gordon Greenidge played 128 one-day international cricket matches (ODIs) for the West Indies team during his career , in which he scored a total of 5134 runs (45.03 runs per wicket). Greenidge took part in three cricket world championships ( 1975 , 1979 and 1983 ) with the West Indies . In all three tournaments he reached the finals with his team, two of which could be won (1975 and 1979).
Others
Gordon Greenidge was named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1977. In 2009 he was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. At the 1999 Cricket World Cup , Greenidge coached the team from Bangladesh .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ West Indies tour of India, 1st Test: India v West Indies at Bangalore, Nov 22-27, 1974 ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ↑ a b Gordon Greenidge - Hall of Famers ( English ) ICC. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Greenidge, Gordon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Greenidge, Cuthbert Gordon (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Barbadian cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Black Bess (Barbados) |