# Walter Greive

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**Walter Greive** (10 February 1891 – 1 April 1917) was a [Scottish](/source/Scottish_people) first-class [cricketer](/source/Cricket) and [British Army](/source/British_Army) soldier.

Greive was born at [Selkirk](/source/Selkirk,_Scottish_Borders) in February 1891 to James Greive, a farmer. He was educated at [Selkirk High School](/source/Selkirk_High_School), where he played for the cricket XI. He was well known in [club cricket](/source/Club_cricket) in the [Scottish Borders](/source/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](/source/First-class_cricket) for [Scotland](/source/Scotland_cricket_team) against the touring [Australians](/source/Australia_national_cricket_team) at [Edinburgh](/source/Raeburn_Place) in 1912,[2] He batted twice in the match and was dismissed for scores of 18 and 6 by [Roy Minnett](/source/Roy_Minnett) and [Gerry Hazlitt](/source/Gerry_Hazlitt) respectively.[3] He made a second first-class appearance in 1914, against [Ireland](/source/Ireland_cricket_team) at [Dublin](/source/Observatory_Lane).[2] In this match he made scores of 1 and [0](/source/Duck_(cricket)), being dismissed in both innings' by [Budge Meldon](/source/Budge_Meldon).[4] Prior to the [First World War](/source/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](/source/Private_(rank)#United_Kingdom) in the 17th Battalion [Highland Light Infantry](/source/Highland_Light_Infantry). He was killed in action near [Arras](/source/Arras) on 1 April 1917, days prior to the [Battle of Arras](/source/Battle_of_Arras_(1917)).[5] Both of his brothers, [John](/source/John_Greive) and [William](/source/William_Greive), 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](/source/Cricket_Scotland).[6]

## References

1. McCrery, Nigel (30 July 2015). [*Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War*](https://books.google.com/books?id=6mphCgAAQBAJ). [Pen and Sword](/source/Pen_and_Sword). pp. 412–3. ISBN 978-1473864191.

1. ["First-Class Matches played by Walter Grieve"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27023/First-Class_Matches.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

1. ["Scotland v Australia, 1912"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/8/8782.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

1. ["Ireland v Scotland, 1914"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9367.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

1. Sandford, Christopher (4 August 2014). [*The Final Over: The Cricketers of Summer 1914*](https://books.google.com/books?id=55nwAwAAQBAJ). [The History Press](/source/The_History_Press). p. 56. ISBN 9780750961981.

1. Binyon, Laurence (2018-11-11). ["Scotland Remembers"](http://www.cricketscotland.com/scotland-remembers/). www.cricketscotland.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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