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| Full name | Sydney Edward Gregory | |||
| Nickname | Little Tich | |||
| Born | 14 April 1870 | |||
| Randwick, New South Wales, Australia | ||||
| Died | 1 August 1929 (aged 59) | |||
| Randwick, New South Wales, Australia | ||||
| Height | 1. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Randwick is a Suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Randwick is a Suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. 64 m (5 ft 41⁄2 in) | |||
| Role | Specialist batsman | |||
| Batting style | Right-hand batsman | |||
| Bowling style | - | |||
| Test debut (cap 58) | 21 July 1890: v England | |||
| Last Test | 19 August 1912: v England | |||
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| Years | Team | |||
| 1889–1912 | New South Wales | |||
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| Tests | FC | |||
| Matches | 58 | 368 | ||
| Runs scored | 2282 | 15192 | ||
| Batting average | 24. Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any This is a list of cricketers who have played at least one Test match for Australia. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. The New South Wales Blues (referred to as the Speed Blitz Blues for sponsorship purposes are an Australian first class cricket team based in Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 53 | 28. 55 | ||
| 100s/50s | 4/8 | 25/65 | ||
| Top score | 201 | 201 | ||
| Balls bowled | 30 | 599 | ||
| Wickets | 0 | 2 | ||
| Bowling average | n/a | 197. A delivery or ball in Cricket is a single action of Bowling a Cricket ball towards the Batsman. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 00 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 | ||
| Best bowling | n/a | 1/8 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 25 | 174/0 | ||
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Sydney Edward Gregory (14 April 1870 — 1 August 1929), sometimes known as Edward Sydney Gregory, was a cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The New South Wales Blues (referred to as the Speed Blitz Blues for sponsorship purposes are an Australian first class cricket team based in The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. At the time of his retirement, he had played a world-record 58 Test matches during a career spanning 1890 to 1912. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations A right-handed batsman, he was also a renowned fielder, particularly at cover point. Fielding in the Sport of Cricket is what fielders do to collect the ball when it is struck by the Batsman, in such a way as to either
Gregory was born at Moore Park, New South Wales, not far from the present site of the Sydney Cricket Ground. Moore Park is a large area of parkland in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG is a sports Stadium in Sydney. The Gregorys were Australia's first cricketing dynasty. Syd's father Ned Gregory was one of the eleven Australians selected to play in a match against England at the MCG in 1877 - a match later designated as the first-ever Test. Edward James (Ned Gregory (born May 29, 1839 in Waverley, New South Wales; died April 22, 1899 in Randwick, The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ned Gregory served as curator at the SCG, occupying this position at the time of the birth of Syd. Syd Gregory's uncle Dave was Australia's first Test cricket captain, and his nephew Jack was the nation's most feared fast bowler of the 1920s. David William Gregory ( April 15 1845 in Fairy Meadow, New South Wales - August 4 1919 in Turramurra, Jack Morrison Gregory ( August 14 1895, North Sydney, New South Wales - August 7 1973, Bega New South Wales) The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada
Syd Gregory made his first-class debut for New South Wales in the season of 1889–1890. The New South Wales Blues (referred to as the Speed Blitz Blues for sponsorship purposes are an Australian first class cricket team based in Six months later, he was selected to tour England with the Australian team. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Altogether, Gregory toured England a further seven times - in 1893, 1896, 1899, 1902, 1905, 1909 and finally in 1912 - and South Africa once (1902). Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting He is one of only three test cricketers to have batted in every position of the batting order, from one to eleven, in his test career.
Syd Gregory scored Australia's first double hundred in a test in Australia in 1894-95 but his 201 wasn't enough to save his team from a remarkable defeat. They made England follow on after amassing 586 but the visitors then made 437 and bowled Australia out for 166 to pull off an astonishing victory by 10 runs. It was the first time a Test had been won after following on and remained the only occurrence until the famous Headingley test in 1981. Headingley is an inner suburb of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.
In 1912, six of Australia's leading cricketers - including captain Clem Hill - refused to tour England for the inaugural Triangular Test series. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Clement "Clem" Hill (18 March 1877 in Hindmarsh, Adelaide, South Australia &ndash 5 September 1945 in Parkville, Melbourne The 1912 Triangular Tournament was a Test cricket competition played between Australia, England and South Africa, the only Test playing A largely untried team, led by Gregory, was selected in its place. Although Australia lost only one of its six Tests, the cricket was overshadowed by the Australian team's poor behaviour. Gregory was heavily criticised for his inability to control the off-field antics of members of his team.
Away from cricket, Gregory was initially employed by the postal service before opening a "men's shop" - containing a tobacconist, barber and sporting store among others - with two business partners in Sydney's King Street in the mid-1890s. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that In 1896, he married a woman named Maria Sullivan. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year When his business failed in 1902, Gregory was forced to take a clerical job at the Water Board. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting
Syd Gregory died on August 1, 1929 at Randwick, an eastern suburb of Sydney. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Randwick is a Suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. He was 59.
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Career highlights
- Test debut: vs. England at Lord's, London, 21-23 July 1890. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
- Final Test: vs. England at The Oval, London, 19-22 August 1912. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. The Oval PavilionJPG|250px|right|thumb|The Members Pavilion]] The Oval is an international Cricket ground in Kennington, London London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
- Highest Test score: 201 vs. England at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 14-20 December 1894. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG is a sports Stadium in Sydney. This was the first instance in which a double-century was scored in a Test on an Australian cricket ground.
- Captaincy record: Gregory captained Australia six times, winning two and losing one (three drawn).
- Syd Gregory was one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year in 1897. The Wisden Group was a group of companies formed by John Wisden & Co Ltd publishers of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. The Wisden Cricketers of the Year are Cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common
- Syd Gregory has played the most Test matches by a non-Englishman at Lord's. Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket
References
- Perry, Roland (2000). Captain Australia: A history of the celebrated captains of Australian Test cricket. Sydney. Random House. ISBN 1-74051-174-3.
See also
External links
| Preceded by Clem Hill |
Australian Test cricket captains 1912 |
Succeeded by Warwick Armstrong |
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| NAME | Gregory, Sydney Edward |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cyd |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | near Moore Park, New South Wales |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1929 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Randwick, New South Wales |
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