Tony Greig dies in Australia following a short battle with lung cancer , aged 66 . Born in South Africa , he went on to captain England before moving Down Under . As recounted in the 2010 documentary `` Fire in Babylon , '' the incident fired up the West Indian players , who perceived it as a slight by their former colonial rulers , especially coming from a white South African at the height of apartheid . Greig was one of the key figures in the breakaway World Series Cricket competition . - 26 March :
Tony Greig dies in Australia following a short battle with lung cancer , aged 66 . Born in South Africa , he went on to captain England before moving Down Under . Greig was one of the key figures in the breakaway World Series Cricket competition . - 26 March :