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Sir Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge is a Barbadian former first-class cricketer, who represented the West Indies in Test and One-Day Cricket for 17 years. Greenidge is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most destructive opening batsmen of cricket history. In 2009, Greenidge was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Gordon Greenidge was eligible to play for England but he opted to play for the West Indies. Greenidge played as an opening batsman and he began his Test career in 1974 against India at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, scoring 93 and 107 on debut.

Greenidge made his ODI debut against Pakistan in the 1975 Cricket World Cup. The 1975 Cricket World Cup was a quiet tournament for Greenidge. His only innings of note was 55 in the semi-final against New Zealand. It took 4 more years to score an ODI century when he made 106* against India at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham. His highest score of 133 was made against the same team shortly after the 1983 Cricket World Cup.

Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes formed a prolific opening partnership, first playing a test match together in 1978. The pair made 6,482 runs while batting together in partnerships, the 3rd highest total for a batting partnership in Test cricket history as of 2019. Desmond Haynes said of Greenidge: "Our opening partnership broke records, but Gordon was the better player. His technique was super, especially against spin". They enjoyed 16 century opening partnerships in test matches. They also had success in one day cricket with their batting partnerships yielding 5,150 runs at an average of 52.55.

Greenidge had a prolific 1979 Cricket World Cup scoring 253 runs (the most in the tournament) at an average of 84 with a century against India and 73 runs in the semi final.

During the 5th test of the 1983 series between West Indies and India, Greenidge became the first and, as of 2021 only, person in test history to be retired not out when not injured. He had to leave the match in Antigua while on 154 to visit his gravely ill daughter, who died two days later, in Barbados.

Greenidge scored 2 double centuries against England in the 1984 summer Test series. This series was dubbed the "Blackwash" because West Indies won by a margin of 5-0. Greenidge scored 214* in the second innings of the 2nd Test at Lord's in June 1984 and followed up with 223 in the 4th Test at Old Trafford in late July.

Greenidge became the 1st player in ODI history to score a century in his 100th ODI when he scored 102* against Pakistan in 1988. In that game he achieved that milestone as captain, with his century eventually going in vain as West Indies lost that match.

Gordon Greenidge played in his 100th test match in 1990. This was the 5th test match against England at St Johns Cricket Ground in Antigua. Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes opened the batting with Greenidge scoring 149 before being run out and Haynes scoring 167 runs. They had an opening partnership of 298 runs. The West Indies won the match by an innings and 32 runs.

In total, Greenidge played in 108 Test matches, scoring 7,558 runs with 19 centuries, and in 128 ODIs, including the 1975 and 1983 World Cup Finals, scoring 5,134 runs and 11 centuries. He picked up the ‘Man of the Match’ award 20 times in ODIs and a further six times in test matches. He later made an appearance for Scotland.

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