Born 1 May 1951 at Black Bess, St Peter, BarbadosGordon Greenidge was a destructive opening batsman. On Test debut he scored 93 and 107 against India at Bangalore in 1974. At Lord’s in 1984 he led West Indies to a memorable nine wicket victory smashing 214* when West Indies were set 342 in less than a day to win. In ODIs his average of over 45 is one of the highest in the world.
With Desmond Haynes he formed one of the most successful opening pairs. Together they made 16 first wicket century partnerships in Tests and 15 in ODIs, both establishing world records. He also opened with Barry Richards for Hampshire for many years. He did some coaching after retirement, and performed this role for Bangladesh at the 1999 World Cup.
M Runs HS Avg 100 Ct Wkts Avg BB 5I
Tests 108 7558 226 44.72 19 96 0 - - 0
ODIs 128 5134 133* 45.03 11 45 1 45.00 1-21 0
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