
Personal information | |
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Full name | William Gilbert Grace |
Born | 18 July 1848 Downend, near Bristol, England |
Died | 23 October 1915 (aged 67) Mottingham, London, England |
Nickname | W. G., The Doctor, The Champion, The Big ‘Un, The Old Man |
Batting | Right-handed |
Bowling | Right-arm medium |
Role | All-rounder |
Relations | George Pocock (grandfather)E. M. Grace, Fred Grace (brothers)George Gilbert (cousin)Walter Gilbert (cousin)William Gilbert Rees (cousin)William Lee Rees (cousin) |
International information | |
National side | England |
Test debut (cap 24) | 6 September 1880 v Australia |
Last Test | 1 June 1899 v Australia |
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
1869–1904 | Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) |
1870–1899 | Gloucestershire |
1900–1904 | London County |
Career statistics | |
CompetitionTestsFirst-class[a]Matches22878 (870)Runs scored1,09854,896 (54,211)Batting average32.2939.55 (39.45)100s/50s2/5126/254 (124/251)Top score170344 (344)Balls bowled666126,157 (124,833)Wickets92,864+12 (2,809)Bowling average26.2217.99 (18.14)5 wickets in innings0246 (240)10 wickets in match066 (64)Best bowling2/1210/49 (10/49)Catches/stumpings39/–887/5 (876/5) |

WG Grace (1880 -1899) – WG Grace is considered
as the father of English cricket and played an
important role in promoting and developing the game.
He attracted huge crowds during his playing days. He
debuted for England in September, 1880 against
Australia.

He played 22 Tests and scored 1,098 runs at
an average of 32. He had an outstanding first-class
career that lasted more than 40 seasons and scored
54,211 runs. It included 124 centuries and 251 fifty
plus scores.

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