Greg Ritchie scored 10,170 runs in his first class cricket career at an average of 44.21 including 24 centuries and 54 fifties.
58 Facts About Greg Ritchie
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Greg Ritchie scored his first century, 106 not out, in his second Test at Faisalabad.
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Greg Ritchie was famously referred to by Allan Border at the 1986 Madras Tied Test versus India.
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Greg Ritchie then made 74 against South Australia and an innings of 75 against the touring Indians saw him discussed as a potential future test player.
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Greg Ritchie followed this up with his debut first class century, 140 against Victoria.
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Greg Ritchie was overlooked for the Australian tour to New Zealand in early 1982.
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Greg Ritchie finished the season with 839 first class runs in ten games at an average of 59.
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Greg Ritchie kept his spot in the side for the second test, although there was some talk he would be replaced by Peter Sleep.
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Greg Ritchie was hit by projectiles while fielding at third man during the 3rd ODI, which was abandoned.
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Greg Ritchie kept his place in the Australian team to play England in the first test.
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Greg Ritchie was picked in the side for the second test but was again made twelfth man.
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Greg Ritchie was not picked in the squad for the remainder of the summer.
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Greg Ritchie was unable to force his way into the Australian test or one day sides, and was overlooked for selection on the tour to Sri Lanka.
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Greg Ritchie played well on the Zimbabwe tour, scoring 69 against Zimbabwe.
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Greg Ritchie undertook a fitness campaign over the winter and lost several kilos.
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Greg Ritchie followed this with four half centuries, and at one stage his first class run tally for the season was 451 at an average of 112.
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Greg Ritchie was selected in the Prime Ministers XI and got back in the Australian one day team.
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Greg Ritchie was selected for the 1984 tour of the West Indies.
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Greg Ritchie was injured towards the end of the summer and there was some doubt he might make the tour but he recovered in time.
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Greg Ritchie started the tour well with 64 against Guyana.
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Greg Ritchie was selected on the short one-day-international tour of India.
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Greg Ritchie made 59 in the last game, the only one Ritchie played.
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Greg Ritchie was injured while batting but managed to complete his innings of 37.
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Greg Ritchie began the Ashes well with 72 in the first tour game, 100 against Sussex.
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Greg Ritchie scored 46 in the first innings but dropped Tim Robinson when the latter was on 22; Robinson went on to score a century.
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Greg Ritchie redeemed himself in the second test, his first innings score of 94 helping lay the platform for an Australian victory.
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Greg Ritchie went on to score a century in the third test.
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Greg Ritchie took part in an partnership with Border in the 4th test that helped secure a draw.
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Greg Ritchie failed twice in Australia's defeat, but was kept on for the second test.
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Greg Ritchie made a fighting 44 in the third test, which Australia lost.
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Greg Ritchie scored his first test century on Australian soil with 128 against India in Adelaide.
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Greg Ritchie was initially picked in Australia's one day squad over the summer and scored a match winning 68 against New Zealand.
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Greg Ritchie arrived in New Zealand with the Australian squad in February 1986.
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Greg Ritchie was injured during training after being hit on the toe from a ball by Craig McDermott.
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Greg Ritchie failed in the second test and scored 80 in a tour game.
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Greg Ritchie scored 56 in the third test but failed in the second innings as Australia crashed to another defeat.
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Greg Ritchie then went to Sharjah for a short tour by an Australian team led by Ray Bright.
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Greg Ritchie made a duck in the first game but scored 125 off 124 balls opening against Bombay and 95 against Young India.
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Greg Ritchie was picked in the Australian side for the first test of the Ashes that summer.
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Greg Ritchie made 141 against Victoria and made 33 and 24 off 139 balls in the second test.
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The third test saw Greg Ritchie make 34 and 46 not out in the second innings, helping draw the game.
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Greg Ritchie was then left out of the Australian one day side and was made 12th man for the fourth test so Australia could play an extra bowler.
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Greg Ritchie was picked in the squad for the fifth test and asked Allan Border if he could open with Geoff Marsh.
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Greg Ritchie was not picked in the Australian one day squad.
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Greg Ritchie made 96 against Tasmania and was back in the squad.
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Greg Ritchie was unable to force his way back into the Australian team.
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Greg Ritchie broke a long century drought in January 1988 with 100 against New South Wales.
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Greg Ritchie was involved in an incident on a domestic flight on the way to playing WA for the Sheffield Shield final when then-Queensland-teammate Ian Botham assaulted a fellow passenger.
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Greg Ritchie was summonsed to appear in front of a Perth Magistrate for offensive behaviour.
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Botham pleaded guilty to a similar change but Greg Ritchie pleaded not guilty.
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Greg Ritchie scored 114 in an FAI Cup match against Victoria and his innings of 60 in the Cup Final was crucial in helping Queensland win.
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Greg Ritchie's form was so good there was some talk Ritchie might make the 1989 Ashes squad.
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Greg Ritchie enjoyed a lot of success with the bat making 928 first class runs at an average of 54.
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Moves were made to get Greg Ritchie to come back to the side by new coach Jeff Thomson and QCA chief executive Barry Richards.
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Greg Ritchie was well known outside cricket as an after-dinner speaker and a travel agent.
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Greg Ritchie has several existing business interests in the United States and Australia and currently is seen regularly as a commentator on PGAtour.
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In 1997, Greg Ritchie was involved in a homophobic incident with Ansett Australia staff before and during a flight which he was removed from.
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Greg Ritchie was forced to publicly apologise for the incident and is believed to have lost his regular media appearances on the Nine Network.