Gordon Greenidge
95West Indies · OP · 1975 to 1991 · on scorecards: CG Greenidge
BATTING
- Matches
- 128
- Innings
- 127
- Runs
- 5134
- Average
- 45.03
- Strike rate
- 64.92
- High score
- 133*
- 100s / 50s
- 11 / 31
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 1
- Average
- 45
- Economy
- 4.5
- Strike rate
- 60
- Best figures
- 1/21
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 45 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Gordon Greenidge played 128 ODIs for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 1975 to 1991. The first came against Pakistan at Edgbaston, with a score of 4, and the last against England at Old Trafford in 1991.
The most productive decade was the 1980s: 4,205 runs at 47.8 in 98 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 133 not out from 140 balls against New Zealand at Lancaster Park in 1987, in a match West Indies won. In all: 11 hundreds, 31 fifties.
At home the average was 37.7 across 30 ODIs; away it was 40.4 across 57 ODIs. The most runs came against India: 1,181 runs at 59.0 in 24 ODIs. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 13 ODIs and 540 runs at 45.0. Gordon Greenidge captained West Indies in 8 ODIs, winning 6 and losing 2. The scorecards record 20 player-of-the-match awards. West Indies won 90 of the ODIs Gordon Greenidge played and lost 36.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 128 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 133* | 140 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park | 1987 | Won |
| 117 | 123 | India | Antigua Recreation Ground | 1989 | Won |
| 115 | 134 | India | Keenan Stadium | 1983 | Won |
| 110* | 128 | Sri Lanka | Adelaide Oval | 1985 | Won |
| 106* | 173 | India | Edgbaston | 1979 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/21 | 4 | England | Headingley | 1980 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 30 | 1,019 | 37.74 | 1/7 | 0 | – |
| Away | 57 | 2,142 | 40.42 | 5/9 | 1 | 45.00 |
| Neutral | 41 | 1,973 | 58.03 | 5/15 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18 | 664 | 41.50 | 1/4 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 98 | 4,205 | 47.78 | 10/26 | 1 | 45.00 |
| 1990s | 12 | 265 | 26.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 13 | 540 | 45.00 | 0/5 | 0 | – |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 12 | 462 | 38.50 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Queen's Park Oval | 10 | 364 | 45.50 | 0/4 | 0 | – |
| Lord's | 8 | 252 | 31.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 7 | 384 | 76.80 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Adelaide Oval | 7 | 317 | 52.83 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 1975 at Edgbaston
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1991 at Old Trafford
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 1 May 1951
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 7,908
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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