twice, and with no wickets under his belt from five overs of his bowling. He was succeeded in the captaincy by Billy Murdoch, having been the captain for all three of his Test appearances, with two victories and one defeat. He is the only Australian player to have made every international appearance as captain. Following what would be his last Test, Gregory captained New South Wales against the touring England team at the SCG in February. On the second day, 10,000 spectators witnessed England collapse. When the New South Wales team batted and Billy Murdoch was adjudged run out, no new batsman emerged. England players were sent to the pavilion, at which point it became clear that Gregory was insisting the match be halted while a new umpire was found. The ensuing disturbance became known as the Sydney Riot of 1879. While allegations of collusion with match fixers began, a number of spectators began to cross the pitch and had to be fended off by players armed with cricket stumps for over thirty minutes. The England team and Gregory's Australian side reached an impasse until Edmund Barton, then the other umpire, was able to calm Gregory down. While play was poised to resume, a further pitch invasion prevented this. Playing style Gregory had a stubborn, "indignant", gritty batting approach. In his obituary Wisden described Gregory's batting style thus: "Like many Australian batsmen in those early days, he had no grace of style to recommend him, but his defence was stubborn and he lacked neither pluck nor patience", and attributed his lack of successful scores to the pitches rather than his talent. Later cricket career After retirement, Gregory was made honorary secretary of the New South Wales Cricket Association, and also stood as an umpire for a first-class match on 27 January 1892. He died in Turramurra, Sydney in 1919. and was buried in the Gore Hill Cemetery. References Cited sources Clowes, C. 150 Years of NSW First-class Cricket, Sydney, 2007. External links 1845 births 1919 deaths Australia Test cricketers Australia Test cricket captains Australian cricket administrators New South Wales cricketers Cricketers from Wollongong Australian cricket umpires Australian cricketers Cricketers from New South Wales Burials at Gore Hill Cemetery 19th-century Australian businesspeople