Tony Greig

[BLOCK F]

R.I.P. Tony......never a dull moment.

 

[Blackadder]

This is sad news for one of Sussex's finest sportsmen.

 

[The Oldman]

Very sad news. Loved to watch him play and was great fun in the Cricketers after a days play

 

[Working class pride]

I think I remember seeing or I might have just been told, about the anti Greig graffiti at the County Ground. It was then, from an early age, that I realised that cricket, and sport was not just about playing the game. I think people shouldn't re write history, Greig went for the money (not that there is anything wrong with that), it was Packer, the businessman, who was the "visionary who shook up cricket" should that be the spin that people want to put on the Packer affair.

 

[scousefan]

Very sad news. Loved watching him at Hove. He was my first favourite cricketer.

I just commented to my wife that he had died and she said "is that the man from the pie shop!"

Help....

 

[Mo Gosfield]

He was one of those rare breed who performed better at Test level than County Cricket. I think he got bored, at times, with the County circuit. He averaged just over 30 for Sussex but for England it was over 40, proof positive that he could raise his game at the highest level.
He just oozed charisma and will be sadly missed. RIP Tony.

 

[matthew]

Wasn't old enough to watch him play, but he was easily my favorite commentator.

Captains seemed to respect him more than anyone else at the toss - even with players like M.S. Dhoni, Sangakkara, Ponting and Clarke.

Can't believe i'll never get to hear his voice live again

He had an unbelievable passion for the game and cricket is a much poorer place without him.

 

[Geriatric Seagull]

Very sad news. Did an awful lot to revive Sussex cricket and put the county's name in the headlins(even if not always for the right reasons!) A great loss to the game. RIP Greggy

 

[timbha]

very sad loss. I'll always remember him signalling his own boundaries against the Aussies and West Indies (and then getting out!).

He said of the great Windies team "when they are down, they are down, and I intend to make them grovel" (didn't quite work out that way but he showed his intention never to back away from a fight).

 

[Blazing Apostle]

I was a Junior SCCC member in the early 70's and always remember he seemed such a huge man but always gave autographs in good grace and I remember he always wrote them very carefully how ever many of us were in the queue - a good man

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

Sad news. I was at the County Ground when he got his maiden century. 170 or so.
I also bowled him once in the nets once at an Easter kids coaching session.

Fondly remembered.

TNBA

TTF

 

[Henfield One]

Desperately sad news - Tony Greig was my first sporting hero and he was a real gentleman. Hove & Sussex have lost a hero. A very sad day in our household, thoughts and condolences to the family and of course brother Ian. My collar is up today.. go get at 'em Greigy.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

 

[Publius Ovidius]

....and of course, the 12th man tapes by billy Birmingham lampooned him brilliantly.

Tony G. " there are the Aussies in their canary yellow"
Bill Lawrie..." canary yellow?...that's Australian gold my friend and don't you f***ing forget it.."

 

[matthew]

England Cricket Features: Memorable lines from the commentary of Tony Greig | ESPN Cricinfo

Some great stuff here,

God i'm gonna miss that man!

 

[Beach Hut]

Only saw the great man live once at the County Ground where he mis-fielded which resulted in a 4 and he got the Packer abuse.

Time has shown he was way ahead of many in his thinking of how the game should move forward.

RIP