About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Tony Greig, Makhaya Ntini, Ottis Gibson, Mark Boucher, Steve Tikolo, Johan Botha, Adrian Jones, Phil Simmons, Charl Langeveldt, Peter Kirsten, Daryll Cullinan, Steven Pope, Tyron Henderson, Rodney Ontong, Brenden Fourie, Mfuneko Ngam, Vasbert Drakes, Alan Ward, Xen Balaskas, Ian Howell, Faoud Bacchus, Hylton Ackerman, Alan Wells, Ken McEwan, Howard Phillips, Mario Olivier, Norman Norton, Tip Snooke, Monde Zondeki, Greg Thomas, David Nosworthy, Rod McCurdy, Burton de Wett, Ian Greig, Chris Wilkins, Charles Prince, Ossie Dawson, Gerald Hartigan, Lorrie Wilmot, Simon Base, Trevor Jesty, Geoff Chubb, Buster Farrer, James Carse, Colin Wells, Pieter Strydom, Steve Palframan, Bunny Reid, Henry Promnitz, Martin Hanley, Shunter Coen, Paul Kirsten, Geoff Holmes, Denis Tomlinson, Hugh Gore, Emmerson Trotman, Bob Herman, Norman Curry, Darryn Randall, Justin Kreusch, Mark Bruyns. Excerpt: Anthony "Tony" William Greig (born 6 October 1946) is a former English Test cricketer and currently a commentator. Born in Queenstown, South Africa, Greig qualified to play for England by virtue of his Scottish father. He was a tall (6 feet 6 inches or 1.98 metres) batting all-rounder who bowled both medium pace and off spin. He became captain of the national side from 1975 to 1977, and was also captain of Sussex. Greig's younger brother Ian also played Test cricket. He was a sometimes controversial figure. His most daring act was when he helped Kerry Packer start World Series Cricket by signing up many of his English colleagues as well as West Indian and Pakistani cricketers, a move which cost him the captaincy of England. He is also noted for a controversial run-out of Alvin Kallicharran in a Test match against the West Indies in 1974. He also clashed with Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee on the 1974-75 Ashes tour in Australia. Greig was ...
