Ned Gregory

Edward James Gregory (29 May 1839 – 22 April 1899) was an Australian cricketer who played in the first recognised Test in 1877 between Australia and England in Melbourne.

Ned Gregory

Personal information
Full name	Edward James Gregory
Born	(1839-05-29)29 May 1839 Waverley, New South Wales, Australia
Died	22 April 1899(1899-04-22) (aged 59) Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	Arthur Gregory(brother) Dave Gregory (brother) Charles Smith Gregory (brother) Syd Gregory (son) Louisa Caroline Gregory (daughter) Charles William Gregory (son) Jack Gregory (nephew)
International information
National side	Australia
Only Test (cap 6)	15 March 1877 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 1 16 Runs scored 11 470 Batting average 5.50 17.40 100s/50s 0/0 0/2 Top score 11 65* Catches/stumpings 1/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 November 2022

He came from a cricketing family, his brothers included Arthur, Dave, and Charles. His children were also notable, Syd, Louisa, and Charles Gregory, and his brother Charles' son was Jack Gregory.^[1]

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 were the earliest-born Australian Test cricketers.

See also

• One Test Wonder