Geoff Greenidge

Geoff Greenidge
Personal information
Full name
Geoffrey Alan Greenidge
Born (1948-05-26) 26 May 1948 (age 76)
Fontabelle, St Michael, Barbados
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg spin
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 142)6 April 1972 v New Zealand
Last Test6 April 1973 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1967–1976Barbados
1968–1975Sussex
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 5 182 107
Runs scored 209 9,112 1,879
Batting average 29.85 29.39 20.20
100s/50s 0/1 16/45 0/11
Top score 50 205 82
Balls bowled 156 1,355 6
Wickets 0 13 1
Bowling average – 72.92 6.00
5 wickets in innings – 1 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0
Best bowling – 7/124 1/6
Catches/stumpings 3/– 95/– 32/–
Source: CricketArchive, 31 January 2009

Geoffrey Alan Greenidge (born 26 May 1948) is a former West Indian cricketer who played in five Test matches from 1972 to 1973. His international career ended abruptly when he took part in a tour of Rhodesia, which was then under white minority rule.[1] On his first-class debut in 1966–67, he scored 205 runs and took seven wickets in the first innings of the match.[2]

Greenidge was the last white player to play for West Indies, until Joshua Da Silva made his debut in 2020.[3] For a time, it was believed that Brendan Nash had taken this distinction in 2008, but Nash was later revealed to be of mixed race.[4]

References

  1. ^ Wilde, Simon (25 January 2009), "Brendan Nash cracks Caribbean barrier", The Times, London[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "The hard-nosed Kiwi". ESPN Cricinfo. 26 May 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Da Silva's journey to West Indies Test cap".
  4. ^ English, Peter (4 February 2009). "Light Nash no white West Indian". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2018.


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