Famous People with Name Gregory

Gregory Bird            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Gregory Bird: is an indigenous Australian professional rugby league footballer currently contracted to the Gold Coast Titans of National Rugby League. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin lock or five-eighth, Bird previously played for the Cr

Gregory John Mail            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Gregory John Mail: is a batsman for the New South Wales Blues. A tall opening batsman with a solid technique, he debuted for New South Wales in 1999-2000. His most successful season was 2003-04, after which he has struggled to hold a place in the XI. In 2007 Mail played for Colne in the Lancashire League, finishing the season as the League's highest scorer with 1,198 runs at 79.86.

Gregory John Rowell            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Gregory John Rowell: is an Australian cricket player, who has played for the Queensland Bulls, New South Wales Blues, and Tasmanian Tigers. He was a right-handed batsman and useful right arm fast bowler. On 11 May 2007, Rowell he announced his intention to stand in the election for lord mayor of Brisbane as the Australian Labor Party candidate.

Gregory Richard John "Mo" Matthews            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Gregory Richard John "Mo" Matthews: is a former New South Wales and Australian cricketer who is now a television cricket commentator. When Australian cricket was in the doldrums in the late 1980s "his dashing batsmanship and growing ability as a spin bowler suddenly elevated Matthews to a position of a national hero". He made centuries in times of crisis against New Zealand and India in 1985-86, took ten wickets in the Tied Test at Madras and batted well against England in 1986-87. Test debut (cap 322) 26 December 1983 v Pakistan, Last Test 6 January 1993 v West Indies. Matthews would remain out of favour with the Australian Test selectors for four years. Despite his 10 wicket hall in the Tied Test his bowling was not of Test standard and his batting average 36.82 was not enough to keep him in the team by itself when David Boon, Allan Border, Dean Jones and Steve Waugh were occupying the middle order. ODI debut (cap 78) 8 January 1984 v West Indies, Last ODI 18 January 1993 v West Indies. Greg Matthews was seen as a very saleable commodity in 1985-86. With the Australian cricket coach Bobby Simpson as his manager he soon became a wealthy man, endorsing a whole range or products, until he and Simpson fell out. He later set up cricket coaching clinics with Steve Waugh and Brad McNamara in 1991-92.

Gregory James Wilson            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Gregory James Wilson: was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. He was a Right-handed batsman and right arm fast medium bowler who represented Tasmania from 1979 until 1982.

Edward James (Ned) Gregory            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Edward James (Ned) Gregory: was an Australian cricketer who played in the first recognised Test in 1877 between Australia and England in Melbourn

Jack Morrison Gregory            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Jack Morrison Gregory: 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. 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]

Ross Gerald Gregory            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Ross Gerald Gregory: Gregory, a gifted right-hand batsman, was a precocious batting talent, making his debut for Victoria while still at school and his test debut before the age of 21 in the 1936-37 season, after scoring 128 for his state against Gubby Allen's M.C.C. tourists. Although this was his only first class century he scored 17 fifties in his 33 games and took 50 wickets with his leg breaks and googlies. He compiled 23, 50 and 80 in his three test innings. During the Second World War, Gregory enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force and attained the rank of Sergeant-Observer. He was killed in action over Assam, near Gaffargaon, in 1942 aged 26.

Sue Gregory            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sue Gregory: is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Gregory made her Football Ferns début in a 7-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago on 8 August 1993,] and finished her international career with seven caps to her credit.

Sydney Edward Gregory            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sydney Edward Gregory: sometimes known as Edward Sydney Gregory, was a cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia. At the time of his retirement, he had played a world-record 58 Test matches during a career spanning 1890 to 1912. A right-handed batsman, he was also a renowned fielder, particularly at cover point. Test debut (cap 58) 21 July 1890 v England, Last Test 19 August 1912 v England. He is one of only three cricketers to have batted in every position of the batting order, from one to eleven, in his Test career.