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]
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| Full name | Geoffrey Alan Greenidge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 May 1948 Fontabelle, St Michael, Barbados | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 142) | 6 April 1972 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 6 April 1973 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1967–1976 | Barbados | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1975 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit- ^ Wilde, Simon (25 January 2009), "Brendan Nash cracks Caribbean barrier", The Times, London
- ^ "The hard-nosed Kiwi". ESPN Cricinfo. 26 May 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Da Silva's journey to West Indies Test cap".
- ^ English, Peter (4 February 2009). "Light Nash no white West Indian". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
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