West Indian cricket team in England in 1976 the West Indian get on top they are magnificent cricketers, but if they’re down, they grovel. And I intend, with the help of Closey and a few others, to make them grovel.” The insensitive comments only inflamed the racial and colonial implications surrounding the 1976 series. The remark was particularly provocative coming from Greig, the white South African-born captain of England. West Indian bowler, Michael Holding recalled how the comment “Smacked of racism and Apartheid. He got our backs up and made us more determined.” Greig claimed the word "grovel" was used only as a response to the way the
East Preston Cricket Club Sobers and Tony Greig have made appearances in charity games and Sussex cricketer Ken Suttle played for the club for several seasons in the 1990s. The Club plays its home games on its small ground situated at the heart of the village. The size of the ground has caused issues with several neighbours over the years. East Preston Cricket Club East Preston Cricket Club is a well-established cricket club based in East Preston, West Sussex, England. They were founded in 1860. East Preston Cricket Club (EPCC) was founded in 1860. In 1989 it was elected to the Sussex Invitation Cricket