Holding, who had earlier said Greig’s comment ‘smacked of racism and Apartheid’, emerged as a hero. “He got our backs up and made us more determined,” he had said and his performances/actions backed his words, unlike Greig’s.
In the third part of the 4-part serial of cricketing coincidences we have a look at instances where individuals replicated starling incidents playing for their club or national side.
Creating a dream Test XI of all-rounders presents an interesting headache.
Take a look at 15 players who met with bizarre accidents outside a cricket match and missed out on action on the field.
Tony Greig, born October 6, 1946, is one of the most recognisable names in cricketing history.
Only 14 cricketers have featured among the top 3 run-getters and wicket-takers in the same calendar year in Test cricket.
Tony Greig finished with match figures of 69.1-17-156-13 — the best post-War overseas match figures for an Englishman at that time. Only Ian Botham (13 for 106) has done better.
Set in the times of the turbulent apartheid era in South Africa, race riots in England and civil unrest in the Caribbean, the West Indies cricketers, with their skill and fearless spirit march their way to glory triumphing over their colonial masters and shambling the forces of white prejudice.
Greatbatch at first slip leapt high and nabbed the ball with his right hand to complete a stunner.
South Africa were ostracised from international cricket and their 1971-72 tour of Australia became a casualty.