Gordon Greenidge

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Gordon Greenidge West Indies (WI)

Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type	leg break googly (LBG)
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	108	128
Runs scored	7558	5134
Batting average	44.72	45.03
100s/50s	19/34	11/31
Top score	226	133*
Overs bowled	4.2	10
Wickets	0	1
Bowling average	n/a	45.00
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	N/A
Best bowling	n/a	1/21
Catches/stumpings	96/0	45/0
As of 7 November 2005 Source: Cricinfo.com

Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge was a West Indian cricketer, born May 1, 1951 in Black Bess, St. Peter, Barbados.

Gordon Greenidge was a feared batsman for the West Indies. He began his test career in 1974 and continued playing internationally until 1991. He was half of the West Indies most prolific opening partnership with Desmond Haynes. Greenidge went on to play 108 Test matches scoring 7,558 runs with 19 centuries. He also played 128 one day internationals, including the 1975 and 1983 World Cup Finals, scoring 5,134 runs and 11 centuries.

Greenidge is perhaps best known in England for his amazing double-double century performances against the home side in the 1984 summer test series (also known as the "Blackwash" series WI winning 5-0). He scored 214 runs during the second test at Lords in June of 1984, then followed up with 223 runs during the fourth test at Old Trafford during the last five days of July, cementing his place in test cricket history.

He also played many seasons for Hampshire in the English County Championship, and for many years opened with Barry Richards to form the most feared county opening pair. He began his first class cricket career there before he played for Barbados and could have qualified for England. Late on in his career he appeared for Scotland. In his career he scored 37,000 runs and 92 centuries.

Greenidge is one of the best batsman to represent West Indies in international tests and is currently on the West Indies selection committee for test matches, along with fellow 1980's WI cricketing hero Viv Richards. Gordon's son Carl is also a cricketer with Gloucestershire.