Tony Greig was a South African born English cricketer and commentator, born on 6 October 1946 and died on 29 December 2012. He qualified to play for England through his Scottish father. A tall all-rounder who bowled both medium pace and off spin, he captained England from 1975 to 1977 and also captained Sussex. He helped Kerry Packer start World Series Cricket by signing up many of his England colleagues, a move that cost him the England captaincy. He played in the first World Cup in England in 1975, when his team was eliminated by Australia in the semi-final, and played 22 One Day Internationals for England.
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was a South African–born English cricketer and commentator
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He helped Kerry Packer start World Series Cricket by signing up many of his England colleagues
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was a South African-born English cricketer and commentator
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was a South African-born English cricketer and commentator
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Greig played in the first World Cup in England in 1975
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Greig qualified to play for the England cricket team by virtue of his Scottish father.
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