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Walter Greive (10 February 1891 – 1 April 1917) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army soldier. 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". Following success at club level, Greive was selected to play first-class cricket for Scotland against the touring Australians at Edinburgh in 1912, He batted twice in the match and was dismissed for scores of 18 and 6 by Roy Minnett and Gerry Hazlitt respectively. He made a second first-class appearance in 1914, against Ireland at Dublin. In this match h
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| rdfs:comment | Walter Greive (10 February 1891 – 1 April 1917) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army soldier. 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". Following success at club level, Greive was selected to play first-class cricket for Scotland against the touring Australians at Edinburgh in 1912, He batted twice in the match and was dismissed for scores of 18 and 6 by Roy Minnett and Gerry Hazlitt respectively. He made a second first-class appearance in 1914, against Ireland at Dublin. In this match h (en) |
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