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| Full name | Ian Alexander Greig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1955-12-08)8 December 1955 (age 70) Queenstown,Union of South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 29 July 1982 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 12 August 1982 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian Alexander Greig (born 8 December 1955) is a former professionalcricketer, who played in twotests forEngland in 1982.[1] He is the younger brother of former England captain and cricket commentatorTony Greig and the uncle ofDurham UCCE playerWill Hodson.[2]
Greig was born inQueenstown, Eastern Cape,South Africa. He was educated atGeorge Watson's College, Edinburgh,Queen's College, Queenstown, andDowning College, Cambridge.[2] Although a South African, Greig was allowed to play for England because his father was Scottish.
Whilst at Cambridge, Greig played bothrugby union and cricket. He representedCambridge inthe Varsity Match in 1977 and 1978, and wonblues for cricket in 1977, 1978 and 1979.
Greig played one-day cricket as anall rounder forSussex 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 injuredDerek Pringle to facePakistan 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 joinedSurrey 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 atThe Oval;Lancashire replied with 863,Neil Fairbrother top-scoring with 366,[4] the highest-ever score at The Oval.[5]
Greig's current position is coach of the 1st XI team at theAnglican Church Grammar School inBrisbane,Australia.
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