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Alvin Greenidge

West Indian cricketer

Alvin Greenidge

Personal information

Full name

Alvin Ethelbert Greenidge

Born

(1956-08-20) 20 August 1956 (age 67)
Bath Village, Christ Church, Barbados

Batting

Right-handed

Bowling

Right-arm medium pace

International information

National side

West Indies

Test debut (cap 166)

31 March 1978 v Australia

Last Test

2 February 1979 v India

Only ODI (cap 29)

12 April 1978 v Australia

Domestic team information

Years

Team

1974–1982

Barbados

Career statistics

Competition	Tests	ODIs	FC	LA
Matches	6	1	48	29
Runs scored	222	23	2,319	610
Batting average	22.20	23.00	30.51	23.46
100s/50s	0/2	0/0	4/8	0/3
Top score	69	23	172	75*
Balls bowled	0	0	285	60
Wickets	–	–	5	1
Bowling average	–	–	29.40	37.00
5 wickets in innings	–	–	0	0
10 wickets in match	–	–	0	0
Best bowling	–	–	2/52	1/27
Catches/stumpings	5/–	0/–	32/–	7/–

Source: Cricket Archive, 18 October 2010

Alvin Ethelbert Greenidge (born 20 August 1956) is a former West Indian cricketer who played in six Tests and one ODI from 1978 to 1979. Born in Barbados, he was an opening batsman who shares his name with, but is unrelated to, fellow opener Gordon Greenidge. He was selected to play for West Indies when the side was depleted by the defection of players to the breakaway World Series Cricket.^[1] Their return after WSC ended, as well as his participation in the tour of South Africa in 1982–83 signified the end for Alvin's international career. His best score of 69 in Tests came against Australia in 1977–78.