Greg Ritchie

Quick Facts

Full Name	Greg Ritchie
Occupation	Cricketer
Date Of Birth	Jan 23, 1960(1960-01-23)
Age	64
Birthplace	Stanthorpe
Country	Australia
Birth City	Queensland
Horoscope	Capricorn

Greg Ritchie Biography

Greg Ritchie is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on January 23, 1960 in Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia. Gregory Michael “Greg” Ritchie (born 23 January 1960in Stanthorpe, Queensland) is an ex- Australian player of the cricket team who participated thirty Tests as well as 44 ODIs during the period from 1982 until 1987.

Ritchie performed well again in the 1981-82 campaign with his scores of 55, 71 and 72 against West Indies, then the most successful squad in all of the globe. Ritchie scored 126 and 103 for South Australia saw him discussed once more as a potential test player.

Ritchie was affectionately known as “Fat Cat” due to his burly build. He was selected for Australia’s 1982-83 tour of Pakistan as a middle-order batsman replacement for Greg Chappell. He scored his first century, 106 not out, in his second Test at Faisalabad. He was unable to force his way into the Australia side over the 1982–83 and 1983-84 summers but was picked on the 1984 tours of the West Indies and India and made the Australian side over the 1984-85 summer. He was a fixture in the middle order between 1985 and 1987 that included the 1985 The Ashes tour to England, where he scored his highest score 146 at Nottingham, the 1986 tours of New Zealand and India, and the 1986-87 England tour of Australia.

Ritchie undertook a fitness campaign over the winter and lost several kilos. He began the 1983–84 summer brilliantly scoring 196 for Queensland against the touring Pakistan side. He followed this with four half centuries, and at one stage his first class run tally for the season was 451 at an average of 112. He then scored centuries against Victoria and NSW.

Ritchie was a player for Queensland between the years 1980 between 1980 and 1992. He scored 10,170 run in his first cricket season with an average 44.21 comprising 54 fifties and 24 centuries. In 2000, he was named one of the top seven Sheffield Shield run scorers in Queensland history, having scored more than 6000 runs for the state.

Greg Ritchie Net Worth

Greg Ritchie is one of the richest Cricketer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Greg Ritchie 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ritchie was able to keep his spot within the Australian team for England in the opening test. But also in the 12 were David Hookes who was in excellent form. Despite scoring 67 and 46 in the match against Tasmania, Ritchie was made 12th man in the first test. Ritchie was selected to be part of the team during the subsequent test, but was made 12th man again. He was not selected as a player throughout the summer.

Ritchie made his debut in the first grade in 1980-81when he played in the state of Queensland in the match against Victoria. He scored once with his bat, scoring 7 runs. However , he was impressive in his third game in a tour match with New Zealand, where his second innings of 47 was instrumental in saving the game. He was able to score the score of 74 in the match against South Australia and an innings of 75 against the touring Indians led to him being discussed as a possible test player. He then followed that up with his first first class century 140, against Victoria.

Ritchie was overlooked for the Australian tour to New Zealand in early 1982. However a century against Tasmania helped ensure his selection on the 1982 tour to Pakistan. Ritchie finished the season with 839 first class runs in ten games at an average of 59.

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Ritchie started the 1985-85 summer with a century against Victoria for Queensland. However he was overlooked for the first two tests against the West Indies. He was put on stand-by for the third test as a possible back up for Alan Border, who was injured – but in the end he managed to play.

Facts & Trivia

Greg Ranked on the list of most popular Cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Greg Ritchie celebrates birthday on January 23 of every year.

He was famously referred to by Allan Border at the 1986 Madras Tied Test versus India. Batsman Dean Jones was contemplating going off “retired ill” after vomiting at the crease and Border suggested that “a tough Queenslander” (Ritchie) could hack the conditions instead. Jones stayed on and scored a double century.

Where was Greg Ritchie born?

Stanthorpe, Australia

Who played Mahatma coat?

Ritchie was well known outside cricket as an after-dinner speaker and a travel agent. He also had a successful post-cricket media career. Wearing Blackface, he played a comedy character, a supposed Punjabi Sikh called Mahatma Cote, on Channel Nine’s The Footy Show as well as other sports radio comedy chat segments.

Who is the drummer for Gaither Vocal Band?

Gaither Vocal Band Greg Ritchie grew up in the Mississippi delta between Tupelo and Memphis where the heart of Rhythm and Blues resides. Heavily influenced by the greats in jazz and blues, Greg began playing drums at age sixteen and later went to college on a jazz scholarship.

Who was my hat my coat?

Greg Richie and his controversial character Mahatma Cote. A comedy performer in his post-cricket career whose Punjabi Sikh character Mahatma Cote was a regular on Channel Nine’s NRL Footy Show, Ritchie was effectively banned by Cricket Australia from appearing at its functions over the 2012-13 season.

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