Robert Gregory (RFC officer)

William Robert Gregory
Personal information
Born(1881-05-21)21 May 1881
London, England
Died23 January 1918(1918-01-23) (aged 36)
Monastiero, Padua, Italy
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg-break and googly
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1912Ireland
Only FC30 August 1912 Ireland v Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored
Batting average
100s/50s
Top score
Balls bowled 162
Wickets 9
Bowling average 10.22
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 8/80
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 24 November 2015

William Robert Gregory MC (20 May 1881 – 23 January 1918)[1] was an Irish flying ace who served as a fighter pilot with the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. He was also an accomplished artist and cricket player. His death was memorialised in a series of poems by W. B. Yeats.

  1. ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". www.cricketarchive.co.uk.