Greenidge and Haynes – the most memorable opening pair of carribean side. That was the period when West Indies reigned the cricket world. He is considered as the best opener of the West Indies team. Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge was born on May 1, 1951 in Black Bess, St. Peter, Barbados. The most feard batsman of the carribean side began his Test career against India at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Banglore in 1974. In the 17 years long career was filled with impeccable records including 19 centuries.
Gordon Greenidge opened the West Indies side along with Desmond Haynes for more than a decade helping the team to win a majority of the matches. Greenidge wore pad for the Carribean side more than 108 Test matches scoring 7,558 runs. His career in One Day Internationals, spread over eight years (1975-1983)include 128 matches. He has 5,134 runs in his credit including 11 centuries. He also had played in 1975 and 1979 Word Cups.

A series of records falls into the kity of Greenidge. This includes the amazing double-double century performances against England in the 1984 summer Test series. With his brilliant knocks, West Indies swept the series 5-0. This series afterwards became famous as the “Backlash” series. Greenidge smashed 214 runs in the second Test at Lord’s in June of 1984, and later followed up with 223 runs during the fourth Test at Old Trafford in the last week of July. Greenidge is known in England for this massive destruction that he committed to the English side.

Greenidge also played for Hampshire in the English County Championship, where he used to open the innings with Barry RichardsIn his first class career, he have scored 37,000 runs including 92 centuries. After the retirement from the national team, Greenidge was a part of various cricket bodies. Currently he is a member of the West Indies Selection Committee for Test matches, along with Viv Richards.

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