Robert Gregory

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. William Robert Gregory MC (20 May 1881 in County Galway, Ireland - 23 January 1918 near Grossa, Padua, Italy) was an Irish cricketer and artist. The only child of William Henry Gregory and Lady Gregory, an associate of W. B. Yeats, Robert was born in County Galway in Ireland in May 1881. He studied at Harrow, New College, Oxford and the Slade School of Art he excelled at bowls, boxing, horse riding and cricket. He was good enough at cricket to play once for the Ireland cricket team, taking 8/80 with his leg spin bowling in a first-class match against Scotland in 1912. He didn't score a run. His bowling performance in that match remains the tenth best in all matches for Ireland and the fourth best in first-class cricket for Ireland. His bowling average of 10.22 is the second best for Ireland in first-class cricket.