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The incredible tale behind Don Bradman's most uncomfortable dismissal: World's greatest batsman drops to the pitch after a ball from 'the fastest bowler he ever faced' - but racism means you've probably NEVER heard of him. * Harold Edward Gilbert was born on an Aboriginal reserve in Queensland in 1905 * He grew up in another Aboriginal settlement where he learned how to play cricket * Gilbert was picked as a bowler for the Queensland Sheffield Shield team in 1930 * He dismissed Donald Bradman, the world's greatest batsman, for a duck in 1931 * Bradman described the right-armer Gilbert as the fastest bowler he ever faced * Gilbert, who never played for Australia, died at 71 in a mental institution in 1978. Eddie Gilbert was the fastest bowler Don Bradman ever faced - an Aboriginal cricketer Australia rejected for national selection and then completely forgot. Gilbert, who once sat Bradman on his backside and knocked the bat out of his hand, was only the third man to dismiss The Don for a duck in first-class cricket. The little Queenslander was suggested as a counter to England's ferocious Bodyline bowling attack in 1932-33 but he never played a Test. Bradman said Gilbert was faster than Harold Larwood, who terrorized Australia during that series with short-pitched bowling aimed at the leg stump. Others have said Gilbert was even quicker than Australian tearaway Jeff Thomson and West Indian great Andy Roberts in the 1970s. Taken from his parents while still an infant, Gilbert found fame as a first-class cricketer at a time some of his teammates would not even speak to him. Source: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6591805/How-Aboriginal-b...

That is Sydney Edward GREGORY, Captain of the Australian cricket team in 1912. He is wearing the "baggy green cap" which is part of the uniform of our cricket team to this day. The Australian Coat of Arms with kangaroo and emu can be distinguished on the front of the cap in this picture. Born 14 April 1970, Died 1 August 1929. Right-hand bat, Right-arm bowler. Test batting average: 24.53 runs. See portrait photo here: content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/5438.html

Sydney Gregory made his first debut in New South Wales in the season of 1889-1890. He was then later selected to tour England with the Australian team. He was an amazing cricketer! He is one of only three test cricketers to have batted in every position of the batting order, from one to eleven, in his test career. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syd_Gregory

Anyone else find it interesting that for this photo-op he only has one of his batting gloves on?