Charles William Gregory

Charles William Gregory (30 September 1878 – 14 November 1910) was an Australian cricketer who played for New South Wales.

Charles Gregory

Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 31 Runs scored 1,546 Batting average 32.89 100s/50s 2/6 Top score 383 Balls bowled 12 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 10/–
Source: CricketArchive, 8 December 2022

In November 1906, Gregory scored 383 for New South Wales against Queensland, at the time an Australian record.^[1][2] It is also the highest score made by an Australian cricketer who has not played in a Test match.^[3]

Gregory was born in Sydney; he died at the age of 32 in the Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst.

Four of his relatives played Test cricket for Australia: his brother Syd won 58 caps, his cousin Jack 24, his uncle Dave three and his father Ned one. Two more uncles, Arthur and Charles, had short first-class careers.

Gregory died at the age of 32 in St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney of blood poisoning deriving from an abscess on the ear.^[4][5]