William Gilbert Grace Jr (6 July 1874 – 2 March 1905) was an English

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er who was the first-born

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W. G. Grace William Gilbert Grace (18 July 1848 – 23 October 1915) was an English Amateur status in first-class cricket, amateur cricketer who was important in the development of the sport and is widely considered one of its greatest players. He played ...

. He won scholarships to

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and

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, where he studied mathematics. He played in 57 matches for

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and London County in a career lasting from 1893 to 1903, playing as an

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. He made 1,324 runs at an

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of 15.21 with a highest score of 79, and took 42 wickets at an

of 39.45 with a best of six for 79. Grace often played for Gloucestershire, London County and MCC alongside his father, his brother

Charles Grace 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 Charles Butler, a Tasmanian cricketer with whom W. G. Grace had stayed in 1873-74 and w ...

and his uncle

E. M. Grace Edward Mills Grace (28 November 1841 – 20 May 1911) was an English first-class cricketer in the second half of the 19th century who was an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling slow right arm underarm. He played for Gloucestershire C ...

, mostly under his father's captaincy. Grace also played

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for the Northants and East Midland XV. He became a schoolteacher, teaching at Oundle School in

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and then at

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. He died in 1905 at the age of 30 after an operation for

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.Wisden Obituary
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grace, W. G. Jr 1874 births 1905 deaths Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge Cambridge University cricketers English cricketers Gentlemen cricketers Gloucestershire cricketers London County cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers People educated at Clifton College Sportspeople from Kensington Teachers of Oundle School W. G. Grace Gentlemen of the South cricketers Gentlemen of England cricketers W.G. Jr W. G. Grace's XI cricketers Deaths from appendicitis