Who was W.G. Grace?
Cricketer and Doctor.
Date and Place of Birth:
18th July 1848. North Street, Downend, (Near
Bristol ) Gloucestershire, England. Christened William Gilbert Grace.
Family Background:
One of four brothers of a surgeon.
Education:
Trained as a doctor.
Chronology/Biography of W.G. Grace:
Considered to be the first truly great cricketer
of modern times and eventually became a national hero.
1864: Began playing
first Class cricket for Gloucestershire And was immediately picked
for the gentlemen Players match.
1871: Scored 2,739
runs in the season.
1876: Scored 344
runs in one innings for the Marylebone Cricket Club.
1879: Took his medical
degree and opened a Practice in Bristol but still continued to play
cricket.
1880: Captained
the England side against Australia.
1882: Again Captained
the England side.
1895: Achieved his
120 first Class centuries.
1908: Finished playing
first Class cricket at the age of 60 by which time he had scored
126 Centuries, a total of 54,896 runs, had taken 2,864 wickets and
played in 22 Test Series.
Marriage:
1873 to Agnes Nicholls Day.
Places of Interest:
LONDON:
Lord's Cricket Ground.
Date and Place of Death:
23rd October 1915. London, England.
Age at Death:
67.
Site of Grave:
Beckenham Cemetery, Elmes End Road, Beckenham,
Kent.
