Walter Greive (10 February 1891 – 1 April 1917) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army soldier.
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| Full name | Walter Greive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 February 1891 Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 April 1917 (aged 26) Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | John Greive (brother) William Greive (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1912–1914 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 March 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greive was born at Selkirk in February 1891 to James Greive, a farmer. He was educated at Selkirk High School, where he played for the cricket XI. He was well known in club cricket in the Scottish Borders region, playing for Selkirk Cricket Club. He was described as "a batsman of great ability and force, and a good change bowler".[1] Following success at club level, Greive was selected to play first-class cricket for Scotland against the touring Australians at Edinburgh in 1912,[2] He batted twice in the match and was dismissed for scores of 18 and 6 by Roy Minnett and Gerry Hazlitt respectively.[3] He made a second first-class appearance in 1914, against Ireland at Dublin.[2] In this match he made scores of 1 and 0, being dismissed in both innings' by Budge Meldon.[4] Prior to the First World War, he was associated with his father in managing the family farm.[1]
Greive served in the First World War as a private in the 17th Battalion Highland Light Infantry. He was killed in action near Arras on 1 April 1917, days prior to the Battle of Arras.[5] Both of his brothers, John and William, played first-class cricket; William was killed in action in 1916, while John survived the war and later became president of the Scottish Cricket Union.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b McCrery, Nigel (30 July 2015). Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. pp. 412–3. ISBN 978-1473864191.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Walter Grieve". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Scotland v Australia, 1912". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1914". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ Sandford, Christopher (4 August 2014). The Final Over: The Cricketers of Summer 1914. The History Press. p. 56. ISBN 9780750961981.
- ^ Binyon, Laurence (11 November 2018). "Scotland Remembers". www.cricketscotland.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.