Tony Greig
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Oct 30, 2026
Chris ClefurnessCORRESPONDENT
But do you ever feel like that it's really getting you down? You know, like you'd like to be back in the peace and quiet of South Africa?
Peter BellHOST
That's Norman Gunston interviewing Tony Greig.
Peter BellHOST
Diego Maradona, born on his day in 1960.
Peter BellHOST
What do you think of the MX League at its level?
MaestroHOST
To a South African who represented England for most of his life and then lived in Australia for the end of his life.
MaestroHOST
Tony Greig.
MaestroHOST
The great Tony
Adam PeacockHOST
Gregg.
46 MINS LATER
Adam PeacockHOST
So this is from the world of cricket.
Adam PeacockHOST
Go back to the mid-70s.
Adam PeacockHOST
It was a really famous quote from a man who had become one of the most recognisable and most famous cricket voices in Australia, Tony Greig.
Adam PeacockHOST
Now, this is before England, who he was captain of, took on West Indies in a highly anticipated test series, five-match test series in 1976 on English soil.
Gideon HaighHOST
No, he was 38 centimetres.
Gideon HaighHOST
The same differential, interestingly, as that between Tony Greig and Samuel Gavisca when they played in the rest of the World Series in 1971 too.
Gideon HaighHOST
Get out.
Gideon HaighHOST
There you go.
Kyle MillsHOST
Dennis Lilly and Rod Marsh, the Australian cricketers, Finn.
Kyle MillsHOST
Bill Laurie and Tony Greig.
Kyle MillsHOST
And I think we've got Heffernan and Nweki right up there.
Kyle MillsHOST
Their rapport in the circle, their ball speed, their patience, their communication, their non-verbal communication.
Kyle MillsHOST
You get to the turn, you'll have forgot there's a race on.
Kyle MillsHOST
But anyway, talk about partnerships, Torvald and Dean, Dennis Lilly and Rod Marsh, the Australian cricketers, Finn, Bill Laurie and Tony Greig, and I think we've got Heffernan and Nweki right up there.
Kyle MillsHOST
Their rapport in the circle, their ball speed, their patience, their communication, their non-verbal communication, as Finn Bulls just mentioned in his headlines, which were very good headlines, Finn Bulls, well done to you, 100% from here.
Kyle MillsHOST
And to smash Australia like that...
Michael SaberiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I used to watch a lot of cricket on television.
Michael SaberiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
One of the commentators was a South African cricketer, Tony Greig, and he used to do a commercial on television for Kellogg's Cornflakes.
LukeHOST
[laughs]
Michael SaberiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And he used to say, "Kellogg's Cornflakes."
Dwayne RussellHOST
...
Dwayne RussellHOST
Tony Greig's old bat.
Dermott BreretonGUEST
Tony Greig used to have the St. Peter, and he also came out with the, the first helmet, and he put SP on the back of the helmet.
Dwayne RussellHOST
[laughs]
Dermott BreretonGUEST
Well, somebody put SP on the-
18 MINS LATER
Dermott BreretonGUEST
... who was a good cricketer as well.
Dwayne RussellHOST
Yeah.
Dermott BreretonGUEST
He said the batting gloves that Tony Greig wore, that solid face batting glove, they were called the SP Mitts.
Dwayne RussellHOST
...
Dwayne RussellHOST
Tony Greig's old bat.
Dermott BreretonGUEST
Tony Greig used to have the St. Peter, and he also came out with the, the first helmet, and he put SP on the back of the helmet.
Dwayne RussellHOST
[laughs]
Dermott BreretonGUEST
Well, somebody put SP on the-
Jonathan AgnewGUEST
Kerry Packer, he...
Jonathan AgnewGUEST
There's often a picture you'll see with him and Tony Greig, uh, who's the, the, uh, well, the, um, England captain at the time, and who was South African, and who'd been seen to have betrayed England and all those things.
Jonathan AgnewGUEST
I mean, the emotions were just crazy.
Jonathan AgnewGUEST
But they won the case.
Ian HealyHOST
Not sure I remember this.
Ian HealyHOST
It was Richie Benaud and Tony Greig's birthday today.
Corey ParkerHOST
Mm.
Ian HealyHOST
Uh, if they were with us, and, uh, Tony was way too early.
Ian HealyHOST
So Richie Benaud, all-rounder, 62 tests.
Ian HealyHOST
Tony Greig, all-rounder, um, s- 72 to 77, then commentator.
Ian HealyHOST
Born in Queenstown, South Africa.
Corey ParkerHOST
Yeah.
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