Edward Sydney Gregory (1870 - 1929)

Born 14 Apr 1870 in Sydney, New South Wales.

Ancestors

Died 1 Aug 1929 at age 59 in Randwick, New South Wales, Australia

Preceded by Clem Hill

14th Australian Mens Test Cricket Captain 27 May to 22 Aug 1912

Succeeded by Warwick Armstrong

Biography

Syd Gregory is Notable.

Born on the present site of the Sydney Cricket ground, Syd Gregory, one of three famous brothers, travelled to England on eight different tours, and in all played 58 Tests between 1890 and 1912, a record 52 of them against England. He was a wristy right-hander, with exquisite footwork which compensated for his lack of inches (he was 5'5") and a New South Wales boy who marked Sydney's inaugural Test - when England were the visitors in 1894-95 - with a memorable 201, although the match is best remembered for England winning despite being forced to follow on. Gregory eventually led a depleted Australia in the Triangular Tournament in England in 1912, his last bow as a Test player.

Edward Sydney Gregory was the son of Edward James (Ned) Gregory and his wife Ellen (nee Mainwaring).

Note: In 1892 at Sydney he had married Mary, née Sullivan; they had one son and one daughter. While a marriage registration for a Gregory, EDMUND T. and a SULLIVAN, MARIA was registered in 1896 in Sydney, could this be the same couple?

Syd Gregory passed away in 1929 and is buried in the Randwick General Cemetery, South Coogee, New South Wales.

Sources

• NSW BDM birth of GREGORY, EDWARD L, reg. no. 4476/1870, to parents EDWARD J and ELLEN, registered at PADDINGTON

• NSW BDM death of GREGORY, SYDNEY E, reg. no. 13533/1929, showing parents EDWARD J and ELLEN, registered at RANDWICK

• ESPN Cricinfo: Syd Gregory

• R. Else-Mitchell, 'Gregory, Sydney Edward (Syd) (1870–1929)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/gregory-sydney-edward-syd-3901/text5719, published first in hardcopy 1972, accessed online 10 January 2019.

• Wikipedia profile: Syd Gregory

• Find a Grave, database and images accessed 15 February 2022, memorial page for Sydney Edward “Little Tich” Gregory (14 Apr 1870–31 Jul 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #139310509, citing Randwick General Cemetery, South Coogee, Randwick City, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Tim Reynolds (contributor 48314828) .

• FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL CRICKETER, SYD GREGORY, DEAD from the Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931) of Thursday 1 August 1929, Page 5. first accessed on TROVE on the 15th of February, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118996680?

• WORLD'S BEST from The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) of Thursday 1 August 1929, Page 15. first accessed on TROVE on the 15th of February, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/222957851?

Further Reading

• OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY. No. XIX.— SID GREGORY. from The Bird O' Freedom (Sydney, NSW : 1891 - 1896) of Saturday 17 November 1894, Page 1. first accessed on TROVE on the 15th of February, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207807202 & https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207807203

• SYD. GREGORY from the Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931) of Friday 2 August 1929, Page 8. first accessed on TROVE on the 15th of February, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118996778?

• The Passing of Syd Gregory from Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954) of Wednesday 7 August 1929, Page 1. first accessed on TROVE on the 15th of February, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/182526519?

• S. E. Gregory New South Wales first published as part of The Latest Photos of the Australian Cricket Team. in the Critic (Adelaide, SA : 1897-1924) of Wednesday 3 March 1909, Page 3. first accessed online on the 18th of February, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/211425688