bowls, and curling. He qualified as a medical practitioner in 1879. W. G. Grace was born in Downend, near Bristol, on 18 July 1848 at his parents' home...
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William Gilbert Grace Jr (6 July 1874 – 2 March 1905) was an English first-class cricketer who was the first-born son of W. G. Grace. He won scholarships...
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Annus mirabilis (section 1871 – W. G. Grace)
Harry Altham, 1871 was W. G. Grace's annus mirabilis. In all first-class matches in 1871, a total of 17 centuries were scored and Grace accounted for 10 of...
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primarily an attacking batsman. In his Cricketing Reminiscences (1899), W. G. Grace emphasised that "cricketers are made by coaching and practice", but he...
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W. R. Grace and Co. is an American chemical business based in Columbia, Maryland. It produces specialty chemicals and specialty materials in two divisions:...
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competition in England. The club played its first senior match in 1870 and W. G. Grace was their captain. The club plays home games at the Bristol County Ground...
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the 19th century was W. G. Grace, who started his long and influential career in 1865. It was especially during the career of Grace that the distinction...
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elder brother of W. G. and Fred Grace. All three played for England against Australia in September 1880 two weeks before Fred Grace died. Always known...
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Grace family was an English cricketing family. Fourteen members of the family played first-class cricket, with brothers W. G., E. M. and Fred Grace (sometimes...
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Dr Charles Butler Grace (26 March 1882 – 6 June 1938) was an English first-class cricketer who was the third-born son of W. G. Grace. He was named after...
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the County Championship. 1923 saw the installation of the Grace Gates, a tribute to W. G. Grace who had died in 1915. They were inaugurated by Sir Stanley...
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William Gilbert Grace, commonly known as W. G. Grace, is generally considered one of the greatest cricketers of all time. His first-class cricket career...
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344 from W. G. Grace, and the match was drawn. Grace's innings was the first ever triple-century in first-class cricket; five days later Grace scored the...
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The Grace Gates, officially the W. G. Grace Memorial Gates, are two pairs of gates on St John's Wood Road at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, England...
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first-class records, especially in regards to the playing career of W. G. Grace. The concept of a "first-class standard" was formalised in May 1894 at...
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academic W. G. Grace (1848–1915), English doctor and cricketer William M. Grace (1934-2004), American real estate developer William Russell Grace (1832–1904)...
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named "Massive Greg". In 2005 Davies played a caricature of cricketer W. G. Grace in a series of adverts for Channel 4's television coverage of The Ashes...
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W&G may refer to: Wallace and Gromit, British television programme Will & Grace, American situation comedy W&G Records, Australian company Wandel & Goltermann...
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Arnold Harvey (section 1903 match against W G Grace)
(for a duck!) W.G.Grace. Another future Bishop, Jack Crozier, performed a cartwheel as Grace walked reluctantly to the pavilion. Grace allegedly complained...
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William Grace may refer to: William Russell Grace (1832–1904), mayor of New York and the founder of W. R. Grace and Company W. G. Grace (William Gilbert...
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February 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016. "W. G. Grace | Cricketer | Blue Plaques". English Heritage. "W. G. Grace (1848-1915) cricketer lived here". openplaques...
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Walter Gilbert (cricketer) (category W. G. Grace's XI cricketers)
Gloucestershire between 1873 and 1886. A cousin of W. G. Grace, he played for Gloucestershire when, dominated by the Grace family, it was the leading county. Gilbert's...
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English cricket team in Australia in 1873–74 (redirect from W. G. Grace's XI cricket team in Australia in 1873–74)
sometimes referred to as W. G. Grace's XI. The team was captained by W. G. Grace (Gloucestershire) who was joined by Fred Grace, James Bush (both Gloucestershire);...
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1864 when the current style of overarm bowling was legalised, although W. G. Grace continued to use it to the end of his career. The spread of roundarm...
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and no players were named. Three players have been sole recipients: W. G. Grace (1896), Plum Warner (1921) and Jack Hobbs (1926). The latter two selections...
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during the ICC Awards ceremony. The inaugural inductees ranged from W. G. Grace, who retired from Test cricket in 1899, to Graham Gooch, who played his...
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was concealed from the batsman by the umpire until he emerged, leading W. G. Grace to comment "it is rather startling when he suddenly appears at the bowling...
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first wicket against Surrey at Broadhalfpenny Down in September 1769. W. G. Grace was the first batsman to score 100 career centuries in first-class cricket...
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while Fred Grace (brother of W.G. Grace) promoted one that would have included amateurs. Despite the many initial preparations for Grace's tour, it fell...
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