The tall cricketer's own contribution was a 103 that defied a stomach bug and a crumbling pitch.
"I remember when more than 80,000 used to rise on their feet and were roaring. It feels sad to see Eden like this," Greig had posted on Twitter.
The stadium set up in 1864 could host around 1,00,000 spectators before it was renovated ahead of last year's World Cup. Now its capacity is 66,000.
Not only in Tests, the stadium has looked deserted during limited over internationals.
However, the Indian Premier League matches have been an exception with all witnessing good crowd.
The iconic ground witnessed its lowest-ever turn-out in a one day match in October when just 27,000 watching the fifth and final match between India and England.
India's legendary off-spinner Erapalli Prasanna feels a full house at Eden would be a fitting tribute to Greig who died Dec 29 after suffering a heart attack in Sydney.
"Tony was an excellent cricketer, a good human being. He was one of the shrewdest cricketing brains. I think he deserves this appreciation, such a tribute," Prasanna told IANS.
