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John Greive

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John Greive
Personal information
Full name
John Greive
Born26 June 1886
Howden Farm, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Died7 June 1971(1971-06-07) (aged 84)
Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsWalter Greive (brother)
William Greive (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1911–1926Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 208
Batting average 26.00
100s/50s –/3
Top score 58
Balls bowled 54
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 March 2021

John Greive (26 June 1886 – 7 June 1971) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and cricket administrator.

Greive was born at Howden Farm in Selkirkshire in June 1886 to James Greive, a farmer, and his wife Margaret. He was educated at Selkirk High School. Greive was well known in club cricket in the Scottish Borders region, playing for Selkirk Cricket Club. He set a record in Border cricket in 1920, by scoring 1,011 runs in the season. In fifty years of club cricket he made thirty centuries.[1] Following success at club level, Greive was selected to play first-class cricket for Scotland in 1911, making two appearances against Ireland and the touring Indians at Glasgow and Galashiels respectively.[2] Greive fought in the First World War and survived the conflict. His brothers, William and Walter, who had also played first-class cricket for Scotland, were both killed in the war.[3] Following the war, he made three further first-class appearances for Scotland between 1920 and 1926, playing twice against Ireland and once against Surrey.[2] In five first-class matches, Greive scored 208 runs with a highest score of 58.[4] A farmer by profession,[4] For Selkirk, he had made more centuries in Scottish cricket than any other Borders cricketer by 1937.[5] Grieve was president of the Scottish Cricket Union in 1935.[6][3] Outside of cricket, he played curling for Selkirk.[7] A farmer by profession, he died at Selkirk in June 1971.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1971". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by John Grieve". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b Binyon, Laurence (11 November 2018). "Scotland Remembers". www.cricketscotland.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Greive". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  5. ^ John Greives List Of Centuries. Southern Reporter. 16 September 1937. p. 9
  6. ^ A Second Jessop. Southern Reporter. 30 May 1935. p. 7
  7. ^ Soon! Selkirk curlers revel in the roarin' game. Southern Reporter. 4 January 1940. p. 6
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