Cricket legend Tony Greig has died at age 66 from a suspected heart attack.
Tony Greig
Greig was admitted to St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney this morning just after 10am after suffering a cardiac arrest at his Vaucluse home. He died at 1:45pm this afternoon (EDST).
South African born Tony Greig qualified to player for England because of his Scottish parents and captained the English cricket team from 1975 to 1977. He led England in 14 tests.
Greig moved to Australia and helped Kerry Packer start World Series Cricket, where he was recently immortalised in the TV series ‘Howzat’. Australian billionaire Packer offered Greig “a job for life” commentating for the Nine Network’s cricket coverage in Australia.
Tony Greig has also commentated for Channel Four in the UK and Sky Sports for England’s 2012 tour of Sri Lanka.
Greig was often sent-up in sketches by Billy Birmingham on ‘The 12th Man’ albums.
Greig’s family was with him at the time of his death.
A statement from the Nine Network reads, “Tony Greig is a name synonymous with Australian cricket – from his playing days as the English captain we loved to hate, to his senior role in the revolution of World Series Cricket, his infamous car keys in the pitch reports and more than three decades of colourful and expert commentary.”
Grieg’s last test match was in 1977. He scored 3599 runs in his career and played in 58 tests.
Tony Greig is survived by wife Vivian and children sons Beau, Tom, Mark and daughter Sam.
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