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{{Infobox person
| name = W.G. Grace
| image = Ranji 1897 page 171 W. G. Grace playing forward defensively.jpg
| alt =
| caption = W.G. Grace
| birth_name = William Gilbert Grace
| birth_date = 18 July 1848
| birth_place = [[Downend, South Gloucestershire|Downend]], [[Gloucestershire]], [[England]]
| death_date = 23 October 1915, aged 67
| death_place = [[Mottingham]], [[Kent]], England
| nationality = [[British people|British]]
| other_names =
| known_for = Cricket
| occupation = General practitioner
| family = [[E. M. Grace]], [[Fred Grace]] ([[brother]]s), [[Walter Gilbert (cricketer)|Walter Gilbert]] ([[cousin]])
}}
[[File:England v Australia 1899.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The England team vs Australia, Trent Bridge 1899. Grace is in the centre, with other famous players.]]

'''W.G. Grace''' [[MRCS]], [[Royal College of Physicians|LRCP]] (William Gilbert Grace, 18 July 1848 – 23 October 1915) was an [[English people|English]] [[physician]] and [[cricket]]er.

Grace, always known as 'W.G.', was one of the greatest players, and was important in the development of the sport. He played [[first-class cricket]] for a record-equalling 44 seasons, from 1865 to 1908, during which he captained [[England cricket team|England]], [[Gloucestershire]] County Cricket Club, the [[Gentlemen v Players|Gentlemen]], [[Marylebone Cricket Club|MCC]], the United South of England Eleven and several other teams. He came from a cricketing family. In 1880 W.G. with [[E.M. Grace]], one of his elder brothers, and [[Fred Grace]], his younger brother, was the first time three brothers played together in Test cricket. His father and a cousin were also good players.

[[Right-handed]] as both [[batsman]] and [[Bowler (cricket)|bowler]], Grace dominated the sport during his career. His technical innovations and enormous influence had a lasting effect. An outstanding [[all-rounder]], he excelled at [[batting (cricket)|batting]], [[bowling (cricket)|bowling]] and [[fielding (cricket)|fielding]]. It is for his batting that he is most renowned. Usually [[opening batsman|opening the innings]], he was admired for his mastery of all strokes: his level of expertise was said by contemporary reviewers to be unique. He generally captained the teams he played for at all levels because of his skill and tactical know-how, and his dominant personality.

Grace qualified as a [[physician|medical practitioner]] in 1879. Because of his medical profession, he was nominally an amateur cricketer but he is said to have made more money from cricket than any professional. He was a very competitive player. Although he was one of the most famous men in England, he was also one of the most controversial on account of his [[gamesmanship]] and his financial skill.

He took part in other sports: as a young man he was a champion 440 yard [[hurdling|hurdler]], and also played [[association football|football]] for the [[Wanderers F.C.|Wanderers]]. In later life, he developed enthusiasm for [[golf]], [[lawn bowls]] and [[curling]].

[[Test cricket]] began in 1877, when Grace was already 28. He made his debut in 1880, scoring England's first-ever Test century against Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/2/2421.html |publisher=CricketArchive |title=Test Match 1880 |accessdate=15 August 2009}}</ref> He played for England in 22 Tests through the 1880s and 1890s, all of them against Australia. He was an automatic selection for England at home, but his only Test-playing tour of Australia was that of 1891–92.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/43/Test_Matches.html |publisher=CricketArchive |title=Test matches played by W.G. Grace |accessdate=28 November 2008}}</ref>

Grace's most significant Test was England v Australia in 1882 at [[The Oval]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/2/2642.html |publisher=CricketArchive |title=Test Match 1882 |accessdate=27 November 2008}}</ref> Thanks to Spofforth, the 'demon bowler', who took 14 wickets in the match, Australia won by 7 runs and the legend of [[The Ashes]] was born. Grace scored only 4 and 32, and he was held responsible for "firing up" Spofforth. This came about through a piece of gamesmanship by Grace when he made an unsporting, but legal, run out of one of the Australian batsmen.<ref name=Birley>Birley, Derek 1999. ''A social history of English cricket''. Aurum. {{ISBN|1854109413}}</ref>p137 Grace died of a [[heart attack]].

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