Ross Gregory

Ross Gerald Gregory (27 February 1916 – 10 June 1942) was an Australian Test cricketer.

Ross Gregory

Personal information
Full name	Ross Gerald Gregory
Born	(1916-02-27)27 February 1916 Malvern, Victoria, Australia
Died	10 June 1942(1942-06-10) (aged 26) Gaffargaon, Bengal, British India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm legbreak
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 159)	29 January 1937 v England
Last Test	3 March 1937 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1933/34–1938/39	Victoria
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 2 24 Runs scored 153 1,874 Batting average 51.00 38.24 100s/50s 0/2 1/17 Top score 80 128 Balls bowled 24 3,709 Wickets 0 50 Bowling average – 35.34 5 wickets in innings – 1 10 wickets in match – 0 Best bowling – 5/69 Catches/stumpings 1/– 20/–
Source: CricketArchive, 3 August 2009

Gregory, a diminutive gifted right-hand batsman, was a precocious batting talent, making his debut for Victoria while still at school and his Test cricket debut before the age of 21 in the 1936–37 season, after scoring 128 for his state against Gubby Allen's MCC 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, making a major contribution as Australia came back from 2-0 down to win the Ashes 3–2.

During the Second World War, Gregory enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force and attained the rank of Pilot Officer. He was killed in action near the town of Gaffargaon, East Bengal (now Bangladesh) in 1942 (aged 26) when his bomber crashed on operations to bomb Japanese in Burma.

Born in Malvern, a suburb of Melbourne, he was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne.