(Cuthbert) Gordon Greenidge

West Indian cricketer, born in St Peter, NW Barbados. An explosive opening batsman, he spent more than a decade with Hampshire, and averaged 82·23 for the English season of 1984. He scored a century on his Test debut, and set five West Indian Test partnership records, forging the game's most durable opening alliance with his fellow Bajan, Desmond Haynes.

He began his Test career in 1974 and continued playing internationally until 1991. Greenidge went on to play 108 Test matches scoring 7,558 runs with 19 centuries.

Greenidge is perhaps best known in England for his amazing double-double century performances against the home side in the 1984 summer Test series (also known as the "Blackwash" series WI winning 5-0). He scored 214 runs during the second Test at Lords in June of 1984, then followed up with 223 runs during the fourth Test at Old Trafford during the last five days of July, cementing his place in Test cricket history.

Greenidge is one of the best batsman to represent West Indies in international Tests and is currently on the West Indies selection committee for Test matches, along with fellow 1980's WI cricketing hero Viv Richards.

Preceded by: Viv Richards

West Indies Test cricket captains 1987/8

Succeeded by: Desmond Haynes