W. G. Grace Jr
Personal information
Full name
William Gilbert Grace
Born(1874-07-06)6 July 1874
West Brompton, Kensington, England
Died2 March 1905(1905-03-02) (aged 30)
East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsW. G. Grace (father), E. M. Grace, Fred Grace (uncles), Charles Grace (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1893–98Gloucestershire
1894–95Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
1894–96Cambridge University
1900–03London County
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 57
Runs scored 1,324
Batting average 15.21
100s/50s 0/5
Top score 79
Balls bowled 3561
Wickets 42
Bowling average 39.45
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/79
Catches/stumpings 43/–

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 to Clifton College and Pembroke College, Cambridge,[1] where he studied mathematics.[2] He played in 57 matches for Cambridge University, Gloucestershire and London County in a career lasting from 1893 to 1903, playing as an all-rounder. He made 1,324 runs at an average of 15.21 with a highest score of 79, and took 42 wickets at an average of 39.45 with a best of six for 79.[3]

Grace often played for Gloucestershire, London County and MCC alongside his father, his brother Charles Grace and his uncle E. M. Grace, mostly under his father's captaincy. Grace also played rugby union for the Northants and East Midland XV.

He became a schoolteacher, teaching at Oundle School in Northamptonshire and then at Royal Naval College, Osborne.[4] He died in 1905 at the age of 30 after an operation for appendicitis.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ "Grace, William Gilbert (GR893WG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ↑ Richard Tomlinson, Amazing Grace: The Man Who Was W.G., Little, Brown, London, 2015, pp. 240–41.
  3. ↑ W. G. Grace Jr – CricketArchive.
  4. ↑ Tomlinson, p. 278.
  5. ↑ Wisden Obituary. espncricinfo.com
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