Biography of Gordon Greenidge

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.

Perhaps best known in England for his amazing double-double century performance against the home side in the 1984 summer test series. Greenidge recorded 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.

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.