Tributes to Sussex cricketer
Members of the cricketing world in the Meridian region have been paying tribute to former England captain and cricket commentator Tony Greig.
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Tributes for cricket's Tony Greig
by Derek Johnson
Tributes are being paid to the former Sussex and England cricket captain Tony Greig, who died this weekend after having a heart attack.
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The Chairman of Hampshire County Cricket Club - Rod Bransgrove, has paid tribute to the former England captain and cricket commentator, Tony Greig, who died this morning after suffering a heart attack. Mr Greig was 66-years-old.
Rod Bransgove said: "Tony was a true cricketing giant in every sense. Apart from his enormous and obvious natural abilities, his commitment was always absolute.
“Whether as player, Captain or cricket commentator, Tony's boundless enthusiasm for the game was legendary and earned him an army of friends and followers all over the cricket world. As a cricket character, he is quite simply irreplaceable.
“I offer my deepest and sincerest condolences to all the Greig family and his close friends and colleagues at this very sad time.”