Vivian Greve
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| Full name | Vivian Stanley Greve | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 July 1946 Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1967–68 to 1974–75 | Transvaal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 April 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vivian Stanley Greve (born 27 July 1946) is a former South African cricketer who played first-class cricket in South Africa from 1967–68 to 1974–75.
Cricket career
Greve was born in Johannesburg, where he attended King Edward VII School.[1] He was an all-rounder at cricket: a middle-order batsman and leg-spin bowler. He made his first-class debut for Transvaal B in 1967–68, and alternated between the Transvaal and Transvaal B teams throughout his career.[2]
Greve had his best season in 1972–73, when Transvaal won the A Section of the Currie Cup and Transvaal B won the B Section.[3] He scored 612 runs at an average of 47.07[4] and took 26 wickets at an average of 27.61.[5] During the season he also made his highest score of 185 not out in Transvaal B's innings victory over Northern Transvaal.[6] In recognition of his outstanding season, he was chosen as one of the South African Cricket Annual Cricketers of the Year in 1973.[7]
References
- ↑ "Strenue – Old Edwardians Society Highlights 90th Anniversary Dinner". KES Old Boys. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Vivian Greve". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ Wisden 1974, pp. 998–99.
- ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Vivian Greve". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "First-Class Bowling in Each Season by Vivian Greve". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Northern Transvaal v Transvaal B 1972–73". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "South African Cricket Annual Cricketers of the Year". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2026.