Reg Gregory

Reg Gregory
Personal information
Full name
George Richard Gregory
Born(1892-02-01)1 February 1892
Madeley, Shropshire, England
Died17 August 1970(1970-08-17) (aged 78)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1922–23 to 1928–29Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 16
Runs scored 631
Batting average 22.53
100s/50s 0/5
Top score 67
Balls bowled 57
Wickets 1
Bowling average 52.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/0
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 December 2021

George Richard "Reg" Gregory (1 February 1892 – 17 August 1970) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in sixteen first-class matches for Canterbury from 1922 to 1929.

Gregory was a solid opening batsman. He had his best Plunket Shield season in 1927–28, when he was Canterbury's leading scorer, with 247 runs at an average of 41.16, including his highest first-class score of 67 against Auckland, when Canterbury won by 11 runs. He was the highest scorer in Christchurch senior club cricket in 1926–27, with 806 runs at an average of 62.00.

For many years he managed Quill Morris liquor merchants in Christchurch.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Reg Gregory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Reg Gregory". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "The Canterbury Team". Waikato Times: 4. 9 January 1928.
  4. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in Plunket Shield 1927/28". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Auckland v Canterbury 1927–28". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "The Season's Averages". Press: 13. 4 April 1927.
  7. ↑ "Mr G. R. Gregory Was Noted Cricketer". Press: 15. 18 August 1970.