Famous People with Name Gregory

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.

Gregory Shipperd            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Gregory Shipperd: was an Australian first-class cricketer and is currently coaching Delhi DareDevils. As a player he represented Western Australia from 1977–78 to 1984–85 and finished his career with the Tasmanian Tigers in 1990–91. He went on to coach Tasmania and as of 2004 is the current coach of the Victorian Bushrangers. A right-hand top-order batsman, Shipperd never played a Test or ODI for Australia, but was part of two rebel tours to South Africa in 1985–86, and in 1986–87. On the 1985–86 tour Shipperd scored 397 runs at 28.35, with a top score of 79. On the second tour he played in one match scoring 53 runs at 26.50. Shipperd went on to coach Tasmania for 11 seasons and guided them to their maiden Sheffield Shield final in 1993–94. Under Shipperd, Tasmania made the final again in 1997–98 and 2001–02.

Gregory George Watson            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Gregory George Watson: is a former Australian cricketer, born in Mudgee, New South Wales. Watson made his first-class debut for New South Wales at the Adelaide Oval against South Australia in the 1977-78 Sheffield Shield. He took four wickets, his maiden victim being opposing captain Ashley Woodcock, but did not bat in either innings. He played a further six games in the Shield, capturing another 13 wickets, and made a single List A appearance in the Gillette Cup, taking 1-25 from 8 eight-ball overs. In 1978 Watson came to England to play county cricket for Worcestershire. The defection of many of the senior Australian players to join World Series Cricket in 1977 led to speculation that Watson would be a contender for the Australian team in the 1978/79 Ashes series against England.

David William Gregory            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

David William Gregory: A right-handed batsman, Gregory was the Australian captain for the first three recognised Test matches between England and Australia in March and April 1877 and January 1879.

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.