W. G. Grace

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W. G. Grace was a pioneering 19th-century English cricketer widely regarded as one of the sport’s first superstars and a central figure in the development of modern cricket.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cricketer
human
medical doctor
battingAverageFirstClass 39.45
battingStyle right-handed
bowlingAverageFirstClass 18.14
bowlingStyle right-arm fast-medium
right-arm medium
captainOf England national cricket team NERFINISHED
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1848-07-18
dateOfDeath 1915-10-23
describedBySource Wisden Cricketers' Almanack NERFINISHED
era Victorian era
familyName Grace NERFINISHED
father Henry Mills Grace NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork medicine
sports
firstClassCenturies 124
firstClassDebutYear 1865
firstClassMatches 870+
firstClassRuns 54000+
firstClassWickets 2800+
fullName William Gilbert Grace NERFINISHED
givenName William
honouredIn ICC Cricket Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
influenced development of modern batting techniques
popularity of cricket in the 19th century
middleName Gilbert NERFINISHED
mother Martha Grace NERFINISHED
nickname W. G. NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of cricket’s first superstars
influencing the development of modern cricket laws and style
pioneering modern batting technique in cricket
occupation cricketer
physician
placeOfBirth Downend NERFINISHED
England
Gloucestershire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath England
Kent NERFINISHED
Mottingham NERFINISHED
playedFor England national cricket team NERFINISHED
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club NERFINISHED
Marylebone Cricket Club NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
residence London, England
surface form: London
role all-rounder
sexOrGender male
sibling E. M. Grace NERFINISHED
Fred Grace NERFINISHED
sport cricket
spouse Agnes Nicholls Grace NERFINISHED
testDebutAgainst Australia NERFINISHED
testDebutDate 1880-09-06
testDebutFor England NERFINISHED
testDebutVenue The Oval NERFINISHED

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