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John Thomas Gregory (22 April 1887 – 27 October 1914) was an English cricketer. Gregory was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin.

John Gregory

Personal information
Full name	John Thomas Gregory
Born	(1887-04-22)22 April 1887 Eckington, Derbyshire, England
Died	27 October 1914(1914-10-27) (aged 27) near Zonnebeke, West Flanders, Belgium
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1913	Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 1 Runs scored 0 Batting average 0.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 0 Balls bowled 144 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 January 2010

Gregory made his only first-class appearance during the 1913 season for Hampshire against Oxford University. Gregory made a duck and failed to take a wicket.

Gregory served in the First World War as a Rifleman in the 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps, when he was killed at Zonnebeke, Belgium on 27 October 1914, aged 27. Having no known grave, he is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial.[1]

References

External links

• John Gregory at Cricinfo
• John Gregory at CricketArchive

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