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Geoffrey Alan "Geoff" Greenidge (born 26 May 1948, Fontabelle, St Michael, Barbados) is a former West Indian cricketer who played in five Tests from 1972 to 1973. His international career ended abruptly when he took part in a tour of Rhodesia, which was then under white minority rule.[1] On his first-class debut in 1966–67, he scored 205 runs and took seven wickets in the first innings of the match.[2]

Geoff Greenidge

Personal information
Full name	Geoffrey Alan Greenidge
Born	(1948-05-26) 26 May 1948 (age 74) Fontabelle, St Michael, Barbados
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg spin
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut (cap 142)	6 April 1972 v New Zealand
Last Test	6 April 1973 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1967-1976	Barbados
1968-1975	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class List A Matches 5 182 107 Runs scored 209 9112 1879 Batting average 29.85 29.39 20.20 100s/50s 0/1 16/45 0/11 Top score 50 205 82 Balls bowled 156 1355 6 Wickets 0 13 1 Bowling average - 72.92 6.00 5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 0/2 7/124 1/6 Catches/stumpings 3/0 95/0 32/0
Source: CricketArchive, 31 January 2009

Greenidge was the last white player to play for West Indies, until Joshua Da Silva made his debut in 2020.[3] For a time, it was believed that Brendan Nash had taken this distinction in 2008, but Nash was later revealed to be of mixed race.[4]

References

External links

• Geoff Greenidge at ESPNcricinfo
• Geoff Greenidge at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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