Gordon Greenidge 226 vs Australia Barbados 1991

[oporciuncula]

Its a shame though...well i think nowadays players should retire when they know they have passed it..Thanks for the feed!

[clearview360x]

u put a smile on the face of a true windies fan! i remeber this team and this ground...my family's from barbados! i really should be writing a proposal for a client but this cricket got me bad...memories! god bless u rob- wherever you are in the world.



[rienzied]

I love the salute at the end, Gordon thanks for the memories

[RohRohToday]

Rob - one of the few remaining cricket lovers.

[robelinda2]

@RohRohToday I do love cricket, but not so much this current era, but then again i have thousands of 70's and 80's matches to keep me happy.

[oporciuncula]

This is the best I have seen of Gordon Greenidge.

[harsh6367]

i have read west indian pitches are very fast. but on youtube thy look very slow. aussie an sa pitches look way way faster?

[robelinda2]

@harsh6367 Most WI pitches were very slow. Only Jamaica and maybe Barbados at time were on the quicker side, but certainly not fast. Lots of dubious bounce too.

[harsh6367]

@robelinda2 yes makes sense. not fast but un predictable

[bolivianex]

Brutal innings then he was dropped against England?

[robelinda2]

@bolivianex He retired.

[oporciuncula]

@robelinda2 a genuine batsmen one of a kind. most batsmen nowdays likes to hang around for the love of money. He retired knowing thats his time has come. A dignified ending to a wonderful career. Sorely missed until now!

[robelinda2]

@oporciuncula dunno about that that, i think he hung on for way too long, his batting in this 1991 series was embarrassing, even this 221 was scratchy all the way through, his technique had deserted him, our bowling was ordinary and he cashed in, but almost all the other tests he looked awful. 40 years old is as late as you can leave it to retire really.

[bulltiger18]

@bolivianex he played this innings less than 2 weeks before his 40th B'Day

[TheHendonKissArmy]

Another one of my boyhood heroes. Had a sticky start at test level if I remember but soon became one of the best openers around

[godsent21century]

Looking for First test match between WI vs SA at Barbados. Where in last 9 wickets of SA was taken for 40 or so runs by Courtney and Curtly.

[robelinda2]

@godsent21century I saw it on youtube already.

[ghabcdef]

Rob, where on earth do you find all these classic recordings! Thanks a ton.

[smooveau]

ROFl sir viv richards in with the lead more than 400! 'give me a bloody break!'

[ssjumbo2]

another classic from robelinda2.. Request for a compilation of the west indies catching in the 1984 test series in Australia. I remember seeing them during the VHS days. Richie Richardson and Harper took some amazing catches while OZs dropped sitters. Remember 2 specifically - Rixon flick, leading edge to gully and richardson full stretch to his left off Marshall. and Border flicking Marshall and taken by Harper at SHORT LEG..

[robelinda2]

@ssjumbo2 GREAT request man, i'll add it to my list of compilations to do! WI were a brilliant natural fielding side.

[inxia38]

@robelinda2 I'll second ssjumbo's request. Anything with Richie Richardson diving forward in the slips cordon (which is so much more difficult than diving to the side) would be good to see. And there were plenty of those in the Test series, particularly in the First Test in Perth.

[lefmeman]

i was there. a friend took me. I had the ticket up to a few years ago when i threw it out while cleaning.

[ludocrat]

You finally get Greenidge out for a double ton only to see Viv Richards replace him. Tough day for a bowler!

[homercostanza]

I've been looking for this innings for ages. Thanks a lot for uploading this. Do you also have Greenidge's 214* vs England at Lords?

[robelinda2]

@homercostanza Sure do! Will upload soon!

[homercostanza]

@robelinda2 Thanks again. Will be waiting eagerly.