Ian Greig Ian Greig Ian Alexander Greig (born 8 December 1955) is a former professional cricketer, who played in two tests for England in 1982. He is the younger brother of former England captain and cricket commentator Tony Greig and the uncle of Durham UCCE player Will Hodson. Greig was born in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. He was educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh, Queen's College, Queenstown and Downing College, Cambridge. Although a South African, Greig was allowed to play for England because his father was Scottish. Whilst at Cambridge, Greig played both rugby union and cricket. He represented Cambridge in
J. G. Greig the diocese of Portsmouth. Cricket historian Vasant Raiji considers his contributions to Indian cricket as of a same class as that of Ranji to English cricket. J. G. Greig Canon (Colonel) John Glennie Greig (24 October 1871, Mhow, India – 24 May 1958, Milford on Sea, Hampshire) was an Englishman who played most of his cricket in India. Born in Mhow near Indore in 1871, he lived in India till 1921. In his time, he was the finest batsman to play for the Europeans in the annual Bombay Presidency (later Pentangular) tournaments. He possessed a slight physique but strong wrists