Gordon Greenidge was never under-rated. But the brilliant exploits of a certain Vivian Richards prevented the pundits from rating the Barbadian as the best batsman in the world that he deserved to be called at times. The hardest hitter in the game was the only title he got.

This day 30 years ago, Greenidge played one of the finest, if not the best innings at Lord’s, the spiritual home of cricket. England skipper David Gower, through his declaration on Day Five, set the West Indies 342 to win in five and a half hours.