Tony Greig
73England · PACE · 1972 to 1977 · on scorecards: AW Greig
BATTING
- Matches
- 22
- Innings
- 19
- Runs
- 269
- Average
- 16.81
- Strike rate
- 71.16
- High score
- 48
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 19
- Average
- 32.57
- Economy
- 4.05
- Strike rate
- 48.2
- Best figures
- 4/45
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 7 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Tony Greig played 22 ODIs for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1972 to 1977. The first came against Australia at Old Trafford, with 1 wicket, and the last against Australia at Kennington Oval in 1977.
The highest score in the archive is 48 from 54 balls against West Indies at Headingley in 1973, in a match England won. The best bowling is 4 for 45 against New Zealand at Trent Bridge in 1975. The most runs came against Australia: 91 runs at 15.2 in 8 ODIs.
Edgbaston was the most frequent ground, with 5 ODIs and 36 runs at 9.0. Tony Greig captained England in 2 ODIs, winning 0 and losing 2. England won 12 of the ODIs Tony Greig played and lost 8.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 22 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 54 | West Indies | Headingley | 1973 | Won |
| 40 | 28 | India | Headingley | 1974 | Won |
| 31 | 43 | Australia | Lord's | 1972 | Lost |
| 24* | 33 | Australia | Edgbaston | 1972 | Won |
| 24* | 29 | India | Kennington Oval | 1974 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/45 | 12 | New Zealand | Trent Bridge | 1975 | Won |
| 2/11 | 4 | Australia | Old Trafford | 1977 | Won |
| 2/18 | 10 | East Africa | Edgbaston | 1975 | Won |
| 2/27 | 9 | India | Kennington Oval | 1974 | Won |
| 2/31 | 5.5 | West Indies | Lord's | 1976 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 8 | 91 | 15.17 | 0/0 | 6 | 33.33 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 23 | 11.50 | 0/0 | 5 | 21.00 |
| West Indies | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 46.67 |
| India | 3 | 68 | 34.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 38.67 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 8 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| East Africa | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 9.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 20 | 266 | 17.73 | 0/0 | 17 | 31.59 |
| Away | 2 | 3 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 41.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgbaston | 5 | 36 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 23.00 |
| Headingley | 3 | 95 | 31.67 | 0/0 | 1 | 103.00 |
| Kennington Oval | 3 | 45 | 22.50 | 0/0 | 2 | 42.00 |
| Lord's | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0/0 | 2 | 43.00 |
| Old Trafford | 3 | 36 | 18.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 20.33 |
| Trent Bridge | 2 | 16 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 21.25 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1972 at Old Trafford
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1977 at Kennington Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 6 October 1946
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 378
- Ducks
- 1
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
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