- Known as a television commentator.
- Former Cricketer who was England Captain and Played 58 Tests and 22 One Day Internationals Between (1972 - 1977), He Also played First Class Cricket for Border, Eastern Province & Sussex (1965 - 1978).
- Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1975.
- Was diagnosed with epilepsy in his early teens. However, he clarified he never suffered from another fit post the mid 1960s.
- Ironically, despite holding animosity towards him, Greig was instrumental in on-boarding almost the entire full-strength West Indies team for Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket, his negotiations being directly with 4 of West Indies' most prominent stars namely skipper Clive Lloyd, pace legends Michael Holding and Andy Roberts and incumbent World Number 1 ranked batsman Vivian Richards.
- His notorious "growel" remark against the West Indies in an interview before the home series in 1976-77 is widely considered the catalyst for West Indies rallying up as a team and enhance its 4 prong pace attack, a theory which helped it dominate the cricket world in both formats for 15 years.
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