David William Gregory (1845 - 1919)

Born 15 Apr 1845 in Fairy Meadow, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Died 4 Aug 1919 at age 74 in Kissing Point Road, Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia

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Preceded by No previous Captain

1st Australian Mens Test Cricket Captain 15 Mar 1877 to 4 Jan 1879

Succeeded by William Lloyd (Murdock) Murdoch (1854-1911)

Biography

Dave Gregory is Notable.

Dave Gregory, a bearded, gritty, middle-order batsman, was Australia's first captain, at the helm for their first three Tests. He didn't achieve much with the bat, making only one score of note - 43 in defeat at Melbourne in the second Test of 1876-77. He led Australia in England in 1878 where he failed to cope with wet wickets, averaging 11. In his five Test innings, Gregory batted at Nos 2, 4, 9, 10 and 11. He played for New South Wales, a distinction shared with four of his brothers and three of his nephews, and was latterly honorary secretary of the state side.

Sources

• NSW BDM birth of GREGORY, DAVID W, reg. no. 1795/1845 V18451795 30A, to parents EDWARD and MARY A
• Retirement from NSW Treasury: The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912) Wed 19 Jul 1905 Page 164
• NSW BDM death of GREGORY, DAVID W, reg. no. 16556/1919, showing parents EDWARD W and MARY A, registered at HORNSBY
• Obituary: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Tue 5 Aug 1919 Page 7
• R. Else-Mitchell, 'Gregory, David William (Dave) (1845–1919)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/gregory-david-william-dave-3664/text5719, published first in hardcopy 1972, accessed online 10 January 2019.
• ESPN cricinfo:

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• Wikipedia: Dave Gregory (cricketer)