Word: greig
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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What drove many fans to fury was the fact that a major defector to Packer was none other than the colorful captain of England's own international team: gangling (6 ft. 7 in.) South African-born Tony Greig, who justified his action by saying that he was fighting "for a principle." The tradition-minded barons of the game did not see it that way; they quickly stripped him of his title. One cricket commentator offered a huffy explanation for Greig's behavior: he was "an Englishman not by birth or upbringing, but only by adoption...
...DIANE GREIG...