Gregor MacGregor (sportsman)
Gregor MacGregor
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31 August 1869 Merchiston, Edinburgh, Scotland |
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| Died | 20 August 1919 (aged 49) Marylebone, London, England |
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman (RHB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | n/a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 21 July 1890 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 26 August 1893 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gregor MacGregor (31 August 1869, Merchiston, Edinburgh – 20 August 1919, Marylebone, London) was a Scottish cricketer and rugby union player. He played rugby for Scotland and cricket for England.
MacGregor was born in 1869 to Donald MacGregor J.P. of Argyll in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was schooled at Uppingham before matriculating to Jesus College, Cambridge in October 1887. On leaving university he found work on the .
In cricket he played for Middlesex as a wicket keeper and captained the county club between 1898–1907. He later served as the treasurer, before his death in 1919, aged 49. He played 8 tests for England.
Gregor MacGregor was also notable as a rugby union footballer. Within rugby, MacGregor played club rugby for Cambridge and international rugby for Scotland between 1890 and 1896.
In 1889 and 1890 he appeared as full back for Cambridge against Oxford, showing himself a fine tackler and very accurate kick. In the same season that he first appeared for Cambridge, he was also awarded his first international cap. MacGregor was selected by the Scottish Rugby Union to appear for Scotland in all three international matches of the 1890 Home Nations Championship.
In 1890, MacGregor was invited to join William Percy Carpmael's newly formed touring team, the Barbarians. He accepted and became an original member of the team.
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