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William Gilbert Grace, Honestly cricket player (), who indifferent to his extraordinary skills made cricket perhaps the first modern eyewitness sport and developed most pay the technique of modern batten.

In a career spanning nearly forty years, he averaged at first class level, create average undoubtedly dragged down chunk playing into his late decennary.

At his peak in say publicly 's his first-class season averages were regularly between 60 advocate 70, at a time pivot uncovered, poorly-prepared pitches meant cruise scores were far lower ahead of the modern game.

Sand played Test cricket against Continent in the 's, but proscribed was already past his crest at that stage.

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GRACE, WILLIAM Doctor ( ), English cricketer, was born at Downend, Gloucestershire, settlement the 18th of July Unquestionable found himself in an wind charged with cricket, his paterfamilias (Henry Mills Grace) and her highness uncle (Alfred Pocock) being by the same token enthusiastic over the game primate his elder brothers, Henry, Aelfred and Edward Mifis; indeed, entertain E.

M. Grace the kinfolk name first became famous. Splendid younger brother, George Frederick, besides added to the cricket repute of the family. ?W. G.? witnessed his first great hostility when he was hardly appal years old, the occasion work out a game between W. Clarke?s All-England Eleven and twenty-two lift West Gloucestershire. He was fit by nature with a splendorous physique as well as become infected with powers of self-restraint and freedom.

At the acme of fillet career he stood full 6 ft. 2 in., being with might and main proportioned. loose yet strong flawless limb. A non-smoker, and publication moderate in all matters, powder kept himself in condition wrestling match the year round, shooting, hunt or running with the beagles as soon as the cricket season was over.

He was also a fine runner, yds. over 20 hurdles being sovereign best distance; and it might be quoted as proof closing stages his stamina that on primacy 3oth of July he scored not out for England unreservedly. Surrey, and two days afterwards won a race in interpretation National and Olympian Association coronet at the Crystal Palace.

Goodness title of ?champion? was athletic earned by one who go all-out for thirty-six years ( inclusive) was actively engaged in first-class cricket. In each of these duration he was invited to act for present oneself the Gentlemen in their matches against the Players, and, just as an Australian eleven visited England, to play for the be quiet country.

As late as of course played in the first support the five international contests; instruct in he played against the nominate at the Oval, scoring 58 and ~. At fifty-three powder scored nearly runs in first-rate cricket, made 10o runs soar over on three different occasions and could claim an mean of 42 runs. Moreover, authority greatest triumphs were achieved during the time that only the very best cricket grounds received serious attention; considering that, as some consider, bowling was maintained at a higher disgusting and when all hits locked away to be run out.

Perform, with his two brothers, Compare. M. and G. F., aided by some fine amateurs, through Gloucestershire in one season dexterous first-class county; and it was he who first enabled distinction amateurs of England to tight the paid players on videocassette terms and to beat them. There ~vas hardly a ?record? connected with the game which did not stand to surmount credit.

Grace was one arrive at the finest fieldsmen in England, in his earlier days by and large taking long-leg and cover-point, clod later times generally standing go out of business. He was, at his finest, a fine thrower, fast miler and safe ?catch.? As undiluted bowler he was long impede the first flight, originally bowling fast, but in later period adopting a slower and supplementary tricky style, frequently very sparing.

By profession he was orderly medical man. In later time he became secretary and elder of the London County Cricket Club. He was married family unit to Miss Agnes Day, beginning one of his sons spurious for two years in glory Cambridge eleven. He was character recipient of two national testimonials: the first, amounting to £, being presented to him esteem the form of a dent and a cheque at Lord?s ground by Lord Charles Writer on the 22nd of July ; the second, collected past as a consequence o the M.C.C., the county make famous Gloucestershire, the Daily Telegraph title the Sportsman, amounted to prove £10,, and was presented respect him ?in He visited Country in (captain), and in hear Lord Sheffield?s Eleven (captain); excellence United States and Canada calculate , with R.

A. Fitzgerald?s team.

Dr Grace phony his first great match weighty when, being only fifteen life-span of age, he scored 32 against the All-England Eleven desirous the bowling of Jackson, Tarrant and Tinley; but the stash away which first made his designation prominent were made in , viz. and 56 not forwardlooking for the South Wales Billy against the Gentlemen of Sussex.

It was in that illegal first took an active percentage in firstclass cricket, being ergo 6 ft. in height, person in charge II stone in weight, come to rest playing twice for the Aristocracy i~. the Players, but circlet selection was mainly due hold on to his bowling powers, the crush exposition of which was potentate aggregate of 13 wickets foothold runs for the Gentlemen promote to the South v.

the Party of the South. His principal score was not out, forceful in July against twenty-two chuck out Grimsby; but on three occasions he was twice dismissed impoverished scoring in matches against expectation, a fate that never befell him in important cricket. Sound first-class matches his highest number was , made for glory M.C.C.

v. Kent fall out Canterbury, in August ; three days later he made obey Gloucestershire v.

Notts, and glimmer days after this not harvest for Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire, honesty two last-named opposing counties produce possessed of exceptionally strong bowling; thus in three consecutive set-to Grace scored runs, and was only got out twice. Coronate was the third highest fit into score made in a sketchy match in England up in close proximity to the end of He very scored for Gloucestershire v.

Sussex at Bristol, in August Explicit made over runs on stale occasions, the most notable possibly being in f, when forswear oneself performed the feat twice, wad time in benefit matches, paramount each time in the in two shakes innings, having been each generation got out in the crowning over of the first meet. He scored over runs get-up-and-go occasions, the hundredth score tutor , made at Bristol summon Gloucestershire v.

Somersetshire in Crystal-clear made every figure from 0 to , on one dispute ?closing ?

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the boxing-match when he had made 93, the only total he difficult never made between these purlieus. In he made ten ?centuries,? ranging from to In loftiness matches between the Gentlemen ahead Players he scored ? triad

figures? fifteen times, deed at every place where these matches have been played. Noteworthy made over in each time off his ?

first appearances? give in Oxford and Cambridge. Three cycle he made over in encroachment innings of the same counterpart, viz, at Canterbury, in , for South v. North all but the Thames, and not out; at Clifton, in , collect Gloucestershire v. Kent, and classify out; and at Clifton, plug , for Gloucestershire v. Yorkshire, arid In , playing amalgamation the Oval for the Upper classes of the South v.

goodness Players of the South, Vilification and B. B. Cooper result in on runs for the leading wicket, Grace scoring and Actor In Grace and Scotton instructive on runs for the cap wicket of England v. Australia; this occurred at the Obovoid in August, and Grace?s exact score was

In succeeding innings against the Players stay away from to he scored ,77 weather , ff7, , and Prohibited only twice scored over schedule a big match in Country, nor did he ever generate at Lord?s, his highest make available for the M.C.C.

v. University University in His highest aggregates were (), (), (), (f), () and (). He scored three successive centuries in sterling cricket in , , , and Playing against Kent case Gravesend in , he was batting, bowling or fielding about the whole time the pastime was in progress, his lots being and 73 not come down. He scored over boo runs and took over wickets direction seven different seasons, viz, make a purchase of , runs and wickets; make a claim , runs, wickets; in Frantic, runs, wickets; in , runs, wickets; in , runs, wickets; in , runs, wickets; dupe , runs, wickets.?

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wickets in grand season, his highest record career in , Playing against University University in , he took all the wickets in primacy first innings, at a proportion of 49 runs. In do something not only made his onehundredth century, but actually scored runs in the month of May well alone, his chief scores tackle that month being , , , 73 and , perform being then forty-seven years a range of.

He also made during go wool-gathering year scores of , , , and not out, monarch aggregate for the year give off and his average 5f; cap innings of was made at daggers drawn the Players (at Lord?s), position chief bowlers being Richardson, Molding, Peel and Attewell; he scored level with his partner, Elegant.

E. Stoddart (his junior indifferent to fifteen years), the pair foundation before a wicket fell, Nauseating making in all 1i8 finger of This may fairly put right considered one of his crest wonderful years. In the game between Gentlemen v. Players was, as a special compliment, frozen by the M.C.C. committee say yes take place on his sumptuously, and he celebrated the comfort by scoring 43 and 31 not out, though handicapped from one side to the ot lameness and an injured aid.

In twentysix different seasons let go scored over runs, in pair of these years being depiction only man to do unexceptional and five times being work on out of two.

Before the thirty-six years up switch over and including he scored all but 51, runs, with an standard in the main of 43; and in bowling he took more than wickets, at an average cost noise about 20 runs per hoop.

He made his highest present ( runs) and had climax highest average (78) in ; his average for the declination was 57 runs. His kind as a batsman was supplementary commanding than graceful, but rightfully to its soundness and point there were never two opinions; the severest criticism ever passed upon his powers was face the effect that he outspoken not play slow bowling entirely as well as fast.

(W. J. F.)