Algy Gehrs

Donald Raeburn Algernon Gehrs (29 November 1880 – 25 June 1953) was an Australian sportsman who played six Test matches for Australia from 1904 to 1911 and played Australian rules football for South Adelaide and North Adelaide Football Clubs.

[1] An aggressive opening batsman who liked to take on the fast bowlers, Gehrs played Sheffield Shield cricket for South Australia from 1902–03 to 1920–21.

[3] His highest score was 170, when South Australia defeated Victoria by an innings at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1904–05.

His highest Test score was 67 against South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1910–11, when he added 144 for the third wicket with Clem Hill.

[2] Gehrs gained a diploma in mechanical engineering at the South Australian School of Mines in 1900.