Blewett played 46 Tests for Australia, finishing his career with a batting average of 34.02 and four hundreds.

Blewett joined Bill Ponsford and Doug Walters in holding the honour as the only three Australian batsmen to score centuries in each of their first two Test matches.

Although saddened at finally pulling stumps on his glittering cricket career, Blewett said he was looking forward to the new challenges in his life which included pursuing his commentating career, and becoming South Australia's batting coach.

"The Adelaide Oval has been like a second home to me over the years, and I thank both the SACA and Cricket Australia for the many opportunities I have had. I have been fortunate enough to have built some very strong friendships here," Blewett said.

"I'm now looking forward to spending some time with our young emerging squads, as part of the High Performance department."

South Australian Cricket Association chief executive paid tribute to Blewett, identifying his consistency and dedication to the Redbacks over his 15-year first class career

"Greg has been an outstanding ambassador for cricket in South Australia and was a very valuable member of both the Redbacks and the Australian squads for more than 15 years. We certainly wish him well with his post-cricket career opportunities," Deare said.

Blewett, who was also a handy part-time bowler, finished his first class career with 43 hundreds, 86 half-centuries and a first class bowling average of 43.57.

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