 There was a small improvement in batting in 1965, when he made 943 runs in all matches at an average of 21.93.The total included centuries in both the home and away matches against Middlesex.Wisden commented in its reports on both matches about the speed of Greetham's scoring and the power of his strokes, and later in the season noted "a remarkable innings" against Cambridge University in which Greetham, arriving at the wicket with 45 minutes of the first day to play, reached 73 not out by close of play (he went on to 93).