Alvin Ethelbert Greenidge (born 20 August 1956) is a former

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er who played in six

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and one ODI from 1978 to 1979. Born in

Barbados Barbados, officially the Republic of Barbados, is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and the easternmost island of the Caribbean region. It lies on the boundary of the South American ...

, he was an opening batsman who shares his name with, but is unrelated to, fellow opener

Gordon Greenidge Sir Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge (born 1 May 1951) is a Barbadian retired cricketer who represented the West Indies in Test and One Day International (ODI) teams for 17 years, as well as Barbados and Hampshire in first-class cricket. Greenidge is r ...

. He was selected to play for West Indies when the side was depleted by the defection of players to the breakaway

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. Their return after WSC ended, as well as his participation in the tour of South Africa in 1982–83 signified the end for Alvin's international career. His best score of 69 in Tests came against Australia in 1977–78.

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* 1956 births Living people Cricketers from Christ Church, Barbados West Indies Test cricketers West Indies One Day International cricketers Barbadian cricketers Barbados cricketers {{Barbados-cricket-bio-stub