Charles Gregory (cricketer, born 1878)

Charles Gregory
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 31
Runs scored 1,546
Batting average 32.89
100s/50s 2/6
Top score 383
Balls bowled 12
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 10/–
Source: CricketArchive, 8 December 2022

Charles William Gregory (30 September 1878 – 14 November 1910) was an Australian cricketer who played for New South Wales.

In November 1906, Gregory scored 383 for New South Wales against Queensland, at the time an Australian record.[1][2] It is also the highest score made by an Australian cricketer who has not played in a Test match.[3]

Gregory was born in Sydney; he died at the age of 32 in the Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst.

Four of his relatives played Test cricket for Australia: his brother Syd won 58 caps, his cousin Jack 24, his uncle Dave three and his father Ned one. Two more uncles, Arthur and Charles, had short first-class careers.

Gregory died at the age of 32 in St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney of blood poisoning deriving from an abscess on the ear.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Individual Scores of 300 and More in an Innings in First-Class Cricket in Chronological Order". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 22 February 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
  2. ^ "Two six four". ESPNcricinfo. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  3. ^ "How many IPL teams have won and lost a match by ten wickets in the same season?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Death of Charles Gregory". Referee. 16 November 1910.
  5. ^ "The Late Mr. Charles Gregory". Daily Telegraph. 15 November 1910.