RIP Tony Greig

[Yorkshire Blue]

One of the giants - in every sense - of the game is sadly no longer with us.

No longer will we be seeing him dig his car keys into the pitch or hearing "hard and fast", "right off the meat of the bat", "blow it out your arse Bill Lawry".

He was someone that lived and breathed cricket and whose knowledge of the international game was unsurpassed. Almost uniquely, his passing will be mourned in four continents - in Sri Lanka who he tirelessly championed, in Australia where he was a legend of the commentary box, in South Africa where he was born and raised, and in England who he captained and played with great courage and for no little success (batting average of over 40 and a bowling average of around 32).

A great loss to cricket.

 

[BrettieAngell]

RIP big man!

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

One of the giants - in every sense - of the game is sadly no longer with us.

No longer will we be seeing him dig his car keys into the pitch or hearing "hard and fast", "right off the meat of the bat", "blow it out your arse Bill Lawry".

He was someone that lived and breathed cricket and whose knowledge of the international game was unsurpassed. Almost uniquely, his passing will be mourned in four continents - in Sri Lanka who he tirelessly championed, in Australia where he was a legend of the commentary box, in South Africa where he was born and raised, and in England who he captained and played with great courage and for no little success (batting average of over 40 and a bowling average of around 32).

A great loss to cricket.

Right out of the vegetable of the bat. Gutted. Hope he wears his space helmet in heaven.

 

[undercovershrimper]

RIP Tony

I dont think we have seen the car keys in the pitch for quite a while though. I think it was banned several years ago.

A huge loss to cricket the world over. One of my very favourite commentators

 

[Uncle Leo]

RIP Tony

I dont think we have seen the car keys in the pitch for quite a while though. I think it was banned several years ago.

Yeah, I miss that.

Tony loved a pitch such as the WACA, that was 'hord and forst'.

 

[southend4ever]

RIP Tony.

Interestingly Martin Keown dug his car key into the Upton Park Pitch on Football Focus on Saturday afternoon and I thought of the numerous cricket folk who have done this.