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W G Grace

W. G. Grace
W. G. Grace, cricketer, by Herbert Rose Barraud.jpg
Portrait of Grace by Herbert Rose Barraud
Personal information
Full name William Gilbert Grace
Born (1848-07-18)18 July 1848
Downend, near Bristol, England
Died 23 October 1915(1915-10-23) (aged 67)
Mottingham, London, England
Nickname W. G., The Doctor, The Champion, The Big 'Un, The Old Man
Batting style right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling style right arm medium (RM; roundarm style)
Role all-rounder
Relations E. M. Grace, Fred Grace (brothers), Walter Gilbert (cousin)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 24) 6 September 1880 v Australia
Last Test 1 June 1899 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years Team
1869–1904 MCC
1870–1899 Gloucestershire
1900–1904 London County
Career statistics
Competition Tests FC
Matches 22 878 (870)
Runs scored 1,098 54,896 (54,211)
Batting average 32.29 39.55 (39.45)
100s/50s 2/5 126/254 (124/251)
Top score 170 344 (344)
Balls bowled 666 126,157 (124,833)
Wickets 9 2,864+12 (2,809)
Bowling average 26.22 17.99 (18.14)
5 wickets in innings 0 246 (240)
10 wickets in match 0 66 (64)
Best bowling 2/12 10/49 (10/49)
Catches/stumpings 39/– 887/5 (876/5)
Source: Rae, pp.495–496 (CricketArchive): see also Footnote

Ranji 1897 page 171 W. G. Grace playing forward defensively.jpg

Seasons
1864 to 1870
1871
1872 to 1873
1873–74
1874 to 1875
1876 to 1877
1878
1879 to 1882
1883 to 1886
1887 to 1891
1891–92
1892 to 1894
1895
1896 to 1899
1900 to 1908


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