Ned Gregory
Edward James "Ned" Gregory (29 May 1839 in Waverley, New South Wales – 22 April 1899 in Randwick, New South Wales) was an Australian cricketer who played in the first recognised Test in 1877 between Australia and England in Melbourne.
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| Full name | Edward James Gregory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 May 1839 Waverley, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 April 1899 (aged 59) Randwick, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ned was the father of a famous Australian cricketer, Syd Gregory, and brother of Dave Gregory who captained the first Australian eleven in England in 1878. Ned was also father-in-law of Harry Donnan. In the latter part of his life he was custodian of the Association ground at Sydney (later to be known as the Sydney Cricket Ground) after building the scoreboard there.
Ned Gregory and Nat Thomson are indicated by Wisden to have been born on the same day, and thus jointly hold the distinction of being earliest-born Australian Test cricketer.
External links
- Ned Gregory at ESPNcricinfo
- Ned Gregory at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Find-A-Grave profile for Ned Gregory
| Preceded by James Southerton |
Oldest Living Test Cricketer 16 June 1880 – 22 April 1899 |
Succeeded by Tom Emmett |
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| 1. Jointly with Nat Thomson until Thomson's death on 2 September 1896 | ||