George Robert Gregory was an English

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 cricket

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er who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

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 intermittently between 1899 and 1910.

Gregory was born at Pilsley

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, Derbyshire

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, the son of George Gregory, an innkeeper of Pilsley, and his wife Mary. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1899 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1899

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  in July against Leicestershire

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

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 when he opened the batting in the only innings played. He next played for Derbyshire in two games in the 1901 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1901

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1901 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for thirty years. It was their seventh season in the County Championship and they failed to win a single match, ending bottom of the Championship table.-1901 season:Derbyshire CCC...

. His main season was in 1903

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1903

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1903 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for thirty two years. It was their ninth season in the County Championship and they won five matches to come twelfth-1903 season:...

 when he played eight matches and bowled regularly to take 12 wickets. His best bowling performance of 4 for 70 was against Surrey

Surrey County Cricket Club

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. In the 1904 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1904

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1904 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for thirty three years. It was their tenth season in the County Championship and they won five matches to finish tenth in the Championship table....

 he played two matches, and then his next game was in the 1906 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1906

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1906 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for thirty five years. It was their twelfth season in the County Championship and they finished bottom of the table having won two matches in the County Championship.-1906...

. He finally played one match in the 1910 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1910

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1910 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for thirty nine years. It was their sixteenth season in the County Championship and they won two matches to finish fifteenth in the Championship table.-1910 season:Derbyshire played...

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Gregory was a right-hand batsman and played 22 innings in 15 first class matches with an average of 8.70 and a top score of 23. He was a leg-break bowler and took twelve first class wickets at an average of 22.25 and a best performance of 4-70.

Gregory died at Scarborough, Yorkshire at the age of 80.