If Not Me, Who?

The Story of Tony Greig, the Reluctant Rebel

Andrew Murtagh

• Publisher: Pitch Publishing
• eBook ISBN:
  9781785317095
• Year: 2020

In March 1977, England cricket captain Tony Greig was arguably the most famous and popular sportsman in the country, and the best all-rounder in world cricket. He had recently led England to a famous series victory in India, her first successful campaign on the subcontinent since the Second World War. Then he had conjured a doughty performance from his travel-weary troops in the dramatic, one-off Centenary Test in Melbourne, narrowly losing by 45 runs. Within weeks, though, his reputation was in tatters. He was branded a traitor and mercenary, stripped of the England captaincy and excluded from the national side. He was also relieved of the Sussex captaincy and banned from first-class cricket for eight weeks. His involvement in the controversial 'Packer Revolution' had caused his fall from grace. Soon afterwards, he left England for good for a commentary career in Australia.  At 6ft 7in, Greig was a giant of the game both figuratively and literally. His life story is every bit as fascinating as the controversy that engulfed him.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• The unveiling of the monument dedicated to Bomber Command – 28 June 2012
• Queenstown: The Greig Clan 1943–68
• Queenstown 1946–66
• The County Player 1966–72
• County Captain 1973–77
• England 1972–77
• England captain 1975–77
• Annus Mirabilis Tour of India 1976/77 Centenary Test 12–17 March 1977
• Kerry Packer’s Revolution and the High Court 1977
• World Series Cricket 1977–79
• The Commentary Box 1980–2012
• Acknowledgements
• Epilogue
• Photos