r.i.p. tony greig

[colinm1]

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Edited December 29, 2012 by colinm1

[betty boop]

yes sad news and so quick. "the voice of cricket"

[Milo]

Sad news. I enjoyed listening to his commentating and he was a gentleman.

[metal beat]

that is a a shock. He will be sorely missed. I guess he is having a few beers and a couple of pies upstairs with Kerry.

I am going to miss not hearing Tony and Bill Lawry arguing when comentating.

[avalon27]

just heard it here from you guys. i liked him as a commentator

[Guest JohnA]

wow, a voice almost everyone knew, like or dont like cricket.

too damn young...just gows to show, live your life to its fullest.

May he RIP

[Saxon Hall]

He did well for a South African Pommy Aussie. May he R.I.P.

[Luc]

Yep Vale Greigy, never liked the bloke much being a Saffer + pommy cricketer but he did a lot of good away from cricket in the world of epilepsy and in India+ SL. He'll be missed but most sorely by his young family.

Yet another salutary lesson in the evils of cigarette smoking, he's missed out on his old age and his family and said as much on a recent radio interview.

RIP mate.

[AudioGeek]

RIP.

Will be missed by many.

[Braddles 63]

I am going to miss not hearing Tony and Bill Lawry arguing when comentating.

Me too.

[Telecine]

Sad news, vale Tony Greig. He was a institution in the Channel 9 commentary team.

[Monkeyboi]

At just 66 years young. Way before his time. No doubt he will be sadly missed. R.I.P.

Cheers,

Alan R.

[Batty]

All I can say is Wow!

[wolster]

Sad news indeed. He mellowed just a little in recent years and will be remembered fondly by cricket lovers everywhere.

[Stewyh]

It was strange not hearing him during the current series due to his illness. Knowing I'll never hear him again makes me very sad. He kept the jingoism of his colleagues in check with humor, grace and that unmistakeable accent. He'll be sadly missed. A great character who contributed immeasurably to the game.

RIP Greigy.

Edited December 29, 2012 by stewyh

[L J T]

This brought a tear to my eye. I grew up watching cricket and my father always said he was one of the best faces of cricket on and off the field. A sad day indeed.

[brumby]

Before he was a commentator he was a damn good cricketer - a genuine all rounder.

If for nothing else, he will be forever remembered for the motorcycle helmet and the key in the pitch routine.

66 is way too young. Tis a sad day for cricket.

[mondie]

Certainly a voice I grew up with back in the days when cricket was worth following. I was a huge fan through the 80's and the Bill & Tony show was a big part of my enjoyment. Then of course the 12th Man comedy CD's followed and I can still laugh at moments in those as hard as the first time I heard them.

RIP Tony.

[Art Vandelay]

Yet another salutary lesson in the evils of cigarette smoking, he's missed out on his old age and his family and said as much on a recent radio interview.

RIP mate.

I wasn't aware that he was a smoker. I knew he had been recently treated for cancer but It's being reported that he died from a heart attack.

Yes it's sad but on a positive note he led a very happy and active life by all accounts, and he managed to fulfill his childhood dreams and will be forever part of cricketing history.

Edited December 29, 2012 by Art Vandelay

[colinm1]

will be missed by many people ,not just the cricket family!

Edited December 29, 2012 by colinm1

[Luc]

Yeah Art he was and it is a real shame that preventable deaths like his continue while people smoke(I'm an ex smoker).

I remember Yul Bryner's death bed epistle to people not to smoke+John Wayne+Steve McQueen and many many others.

If it gets me in the end then it gets me but I'm hoping to cheat it through healthy living and good beer!

[Art Vandelay]

I'm fast approaching the big 50; I've never smoked and only drink good quality wine in limited quantity, but something will still get me in the end, and it could be sooner than I'm planning for.

Maurice and Robin Gibb were good clean living and health conscious individuals, but then there's guys like Keith Richards who drank, smoked and probably experimented with every recreational drug invented and yet he's the one who's stay'in alive.

[Phantom]

I reckon that Keith Richards is too evil to die and whoever's running hell doesn't want him there. One of my mates says that KR is living proof that Heroin doesn't kill ya, because Keef has the money to be able to buy stuff that is a known dose and isn't cut with drain cleaner.

Not a bad theory IMO, although I have zero interest in drugs of any kind, except for excellent red wine, coffee and tea.

Dunno much about Tony Grieg as I am not a big cricket fan and couldn't stand the commentary on Channel 9 even when I do watch it, but he was colourful and passionate about the game so R.I.P indeed.

[danter]

Tony came across as one of the good guys. Way too young.

Just cos keith does/did a lot of drugs and embodied the rock'n'roll lifestyle, doesn't make him evil.

[sir sanders zingmore]

My old man had lung cancer in his early 60s. Hadn't smoked for 40 years but the doctors still considered him to be a smoker.

He was lucky, they got it very early and he's still around.

I feel for Greig's family. Too young, too much life left to live.