Geoff Greenidge

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]

Geoff Greenidge

Personal information
Full name	Geoffrey Alan Greenidge
Born	(1948-05-26) 26 May 1948 (age 76) Fontabelle, St Michael, Barbados
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg spin
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut (cap 142)	6 April 1972 v New Zealand
Last Test	6 April 1973 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1967–1976	Barbados
1968–1975	Sussex
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

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.

External links

• Geoff Greenidge at ESPNcricinfo