Sir Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge was born on 1 May 1951 and is a Barbadian, former first-class cricketer, who represented the West Indies in Test and One-day Cricket for 17 years.
45 Facts About Gordon Greenidge
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In 2009, Gordon Greenidge was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
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Gordon Greenidge's mother married, and Gordon moved to 'Reading' as a 14-year-old to live with her and his stepfather.
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Gordon Greenidge described racism frequently while attending school in Reading and left school without any qualifications.
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Gordon Greenidge played cricket for his school, and the team won the Reading Schools Cricket League.
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Gordon Greenidge was selected to play for the Berkshire Bantams in 1967 and scored 135* runs in their game against Wiltshire.
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Gordon Greenidge began his career in English county cricket with Hampshire in the English County Championship.
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Gordon Greenidge joined in April 1968 as a 17 year old playing for the second eleven and was given responsibilities such as painting the seating at the stadium.
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Gordon Greenidge's fielding at this stage "left much to be desired".
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Gordon Greenidge batted as an opener with Barry Richards for Hampshire, first playing together in August 1970.
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In 1974, Gordon Greenidge scored his highest first class score of 273 not out at Eastbourne for Derrick Robin's XI against the Pakistani side who were touring England that year.
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Gordon Greenidge said that he had drunk too much lager the night before and had woken up with "the most dreadful hangover".
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Gordon Greenidge hit 13 sixes and 31 fours in the innings.
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In 1984, Gordon Greenidge achieved the highest batting average of any player during the English season.
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Gordon Greenidge received the 'Hampshire Cricket Society Player of the Year' in 1986 and played his final season for Hampshire in 1987.
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Gordon Greenidge holds the record for the highest score for Hampshire in a 60 over game of 177 against Glamorgan and the highest score in a 40 over game for Hampshire of 172 against Surrey.
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Gordon Greenidge was eligible to play for England but he opted to play for the West Indies.
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Gordon Greenidge made his ODI debut against Pakistan in the 1975 Cricket World Cup.
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Gordon Greenidge resolved, after that tour, to become "such a consistently high scorer that I could not be ignored".
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Gordon Greenidge scored a further five centuries for the West Indies on tour with one each against Somerset, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Glamorgan and Nottinghamshire.
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Between 1977 and 1979 Gordon Greenidge joined the West Indies team to play in the WSC Super tests.
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Gordon Greenidge was the fifth highest run scorer in this with a total of 754 runs in 13 matches.
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Gordon Greenidge had a prolific 1979 Cricket World Cup scoring 253 runs at an average of 84 with a century against India and 73 runs in the semi-final.
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Gordon Greenidge had to leave the match in Antigua while on 154 to visit his gravely ill daughter, who died two days later, in Barbados.
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Gordon Greenidge continued scoring runs at the 1983 Cricket World Cup with a total of scoring 250 runs at an average of 41 including a century against Zimbabwe.
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The World Cup final, the third that Gordon Greenidge had played in, was a disappointment as Gordon Greenidge was bowled out for 1 run in the loss to India.
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Gordon Greenidge scored two double centuries against England in the 1984 summer Test series.
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Gordon Greenidge scored 214 not out in the second innings of the second Test at Lord's in June 1984 and followed up with 223 in the fourth Test at Old Trafford in late July.
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In New Zealand in 1987, Gordon Greenidge scored his third test double century in Auckland to lead the West Indies to a 10 wicket victory.
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Gordon Greenidge hit seven sixes and twenty fours in his innings batting for almost 2 full days.
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Gordon Greenidge became the first player in One Day International history to score a century in his 100th ODI when he scored 102* against Pakistan in 1988.
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Gordon Greenidge played in his 100th test match in 1990.
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Gordon Greenidge hit an impressive 226 allowing the West Indies to beat Australia by 343 runs.
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In total, Gordon Greenidge played in 108 Test matches, scoring 7,558 runs with 19 centuries, and in 128 ODIs, including the 1975 and 1983 World Cup Finals, scoring 5,134 runs and 11 centuries.
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Gordon Greenidge picked up the 'Man of the Match' award 20 times in ODIs and a further six times in test matches.
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Gordon Greenidge decided to pursue a coaching career and became the coach of the Bangladeshi national cricket team in 1996.
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Gordon Greenidge was appointed the head coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team in 1997.
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Gordon Greenidge is currently on the West Indies selection committee for Test matches, along with Sir Viv Richards.
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Gordon Greenidge's son Carl is a former cricketer who coaches at Bancroft's School with John Lever.
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Gordon Greenidge was claimed to be the Grandfather of Reiss Greenidge, who is a footballer, however this was reported to be untrue.
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Gordon Greenidge received Bangladeshi citizenship for his contribution as a coach of the Bangladesh National Cricket Team.
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Gordon Greenidge was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 2020 New Year Honours.
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Gordon Greenidge made his first Test century on debut in 1974 against India.
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Gordon Greenidge holds the record for most centuries scored at Old Trafford.
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Gordon Greenidge was most prolific against England, accruing seven centuries.