Edward James Gregory (29 May 1839 – 22 April 1899) was an Australian

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who played in the first recognised

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in 1877 between

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and

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in Melbourne. Ned was the father of a famous Australian cricketer,

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, and brother of Dave Gregory who captained the first Australian eleven in England in 1878. Ned was also father-in-law of

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. In the latter part of his life he was custodian of the Association ground at Sydney (later to be known as the

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) after building the scoreboard there. Ned Gregory and

Nat Thomson Nathaniel Frampton Davis Thomson (29 May 1839 – 2 September 1896) was an Australian cricketer who played in the first two Tests ever played, in 1877. When Australia won the toss on 15 March 1877 and elected to bat, Nat Thomson came out with A ...

are indicated by

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to have been born on the same day, and thus jointly were the earliest-born Australian Test cricketers.

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Find-A-Grave profile for Ned Gregory
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