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W. G. Grace

1848 - 1915

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William Gilbert Grace (18 July 1848 – 23 October 1915) was an English cricketer who is widely considered one of the sport's all-time greatest players. Always known by his initials as "WG", his first-class career spanned a record-equalling 44 seasons from 1865 to 1908. Test cricket originated during his career, and he represented England in 22 matches from 1880 to 1899. In domestic cricket, he was mostly associated with Gloucestershire, the Gentlemen, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), and the United South of England Eleven (USEE). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. W. G. Grace is the 6th most popular cricketer (down from 5th in 2019), the 5,010th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,930th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, W. G. Grace ranks 6 out of 136. Before him are Don Bradman, Willie Watson, William Donne, MS Dhoni, and Sachin Tendulkar. After him are Sunil Gavaskar, Kumar Sangakkara, Andrew Flintoff, Alfred Bowerman, C. B. K. Beachcroft, and Kapil Dev.

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Among people born in 1848, W. G. Grace ranks 114. Before him are Eliodoro Villazón, Matthew Webb, Diederik Korteweg, Surendranath Banerjee, Joel Chandler Harris, and Albert Parsons. After him are James Whitbread Lee Glaisher, Ivan Yakovlev, Lewis Howard Latimer, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Louisa Lawson, and B. B. Comer. Among people deceased in 1915, W. G. Grace ranks 121. Before him are Bagha Jatin, Béla Las-Torres, Daniel Giraud Elliot, Antonio Flores Jijón, Solomon Schechter, and José María Campo Serrano. After him are Vasily Goncharov, John Bunny, Nelson W. Aldrich, Tom Watson, Lawrence Hargrave, and Susan La Flesche Picotte.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, W. G. Grace ranks 5,011 out of 8,785. Before him are Jemima Goldsmith (1974), George Russell (1998), William Paterson (1745), Sharon Small (1967), Frank Swift (1913), and Sheila Lerwill (1928). After him are Thomas Campbell (1777), Georgia Moffett (1984), Randolph Caldecott (1846), Hugh N. Kennedy (1947), John Henry Davies (1864), and Edward Lhuyd (1660).

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Among CRICKETERS In United Kingdom

Among cricketers born in United Kingdom, W. G. Grace ranks 3. Before him are Willie Watson (1920), and William Donne (1876). After him are Andrew Flintoff (1977), Alfred Bowerman (1873), C. B. K. Beachcroft (1870), Montagu Toller (1871), James Anderson (1982), Alastair Cook (1984), Jos Buttler (1990), Jonny Bairstow (1989), and Andrew Symonds (1975).

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