As well as 129 first class matches for New South Wales he played in 24 Tests between 1920 and 1928. He was known mainly as a fearsome right-arm fast bowler but he also achieved a batting average of 36.50 and 1146 runs including two centuries, batting left-handed and gloveless. He also batted without a box.[1] His best bowling was 7/69 in an innings and 8/101 in a match at the 1920/21 Test against England at the MCG.[1]
At the Johannesburg Test in 1921 he scored a century from 67 balls in 70 minutes, which was at the time the fastest hundred in terms of both balls faced and minutes taken in the history of Test cricket. The record stood until 1985 when Viv Richards managed the feat with 56 balls but it remains the record for the fastest hundred in terms of minutes. His record of 15 catches in the 1920–21 Ashes series still stands as the record for the most catches by a fieldsman in a Test series.[2]
Gregory in 1921
Jack was the nephew of two of the very early Australian cricketers, Dave and Ned Gregory. A knee injury suffered in the 1928 Brisbane Test match brought his cricket career to an abrupt finish.
jack, gregory, cricketer, jack, morrison, gregory, august, 1895, august, 1973, australian, cricketer, jack, gregorystudio, portrait, jack, morrison, gregory, 1925personal, informationfull, namejack, morrison, gregoryborn, 1895, august, 1895north, sydney, south. Jack Morrison Gregory 14 August 1895 7 August 1973 was an Australian cricketer Jack GregoryStudio Portrait Jack Morrison Gregory ca 1925Personal informationFull nameJack Morrison GregoryBorn 1895 08 14 14 August 1895North Sydney New South Wales AustraliaDied7 August 1973 1973 08 07 aged 77 Bega New South Wales AustraliaBattingLeft handedBowlingRight arm fastInternational informationNational sideAustraliaTest debut cap 107 17 December 1920 v EnglandLast Test5 December 1928 v EnglandDomestic team informationYearsTeam1920 21 1928 29New South WalesCareer statisticsCompetition Test First classMatches 24 129Runs scored 1 146 5 659Batting average 36 96 36 50100s 50s 2 7 13 27Top score 119 152Balls bowled 5 582 22 014Wickets 85 504Bowling average 31 15 20 995 wickets in innings 4 3310 wickets in match 0 8Best bowling 7 69 9 32Catches stumpings 37 195 Source CricketArchive 1 February 2009As well as 129 first class matches for New South Wales he played in 24 Tests between 1920 and 1928 He was known mainly as a fearsome right arm fast bowler but he also achieved a batting average of 36 50 and 1146 runs including two centuries batting left handed and gloveless He also batted without a box 1 His best bowling was 7 69 in an innings and 8 101 in a match at the 1920 21 Test against England at the MCG 1 At the Johannesburg Test in 1921 he scored a century from 67 balls in 70 minutes which was at the time the fastest hundred in terms of both balls faced and minutes taken in the history of Test cricket The record stood until 1985 when Viv Richards managed the feat with 56 balls but it remains the record for the fastest hundred in terms of minutes His record of 15 catches in the 1920 21 Ashes series still stands as the record for the most catches by a fieldsman in a Test series 2 Gregory in 1921 Jack was the nephew of two of the very early Australian cricketers Dave and Ned Gregory A knee injury suffered in the 1928 Brisbane Test match brought his cricket career to an abrupt finish He was Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1922 References Edit Cashman Franks Maxwell Sainsbury Stoddart Weaver Webster 1997 The A Z of Australian cricketers ISBN 0 19 550604 9 Records Test matches Most catches in a series CricinfoExternal links Edit Media related to Jack Gregory cricketer at Wikimedia Commons Jack Gregory at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jack Gregory cricketer amp oldid 1066661260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,