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 Harry Donnan. 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 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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