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Who was W.G. Grace? Cricketer and Doctor. Date and Place of Birth: 18th July 1848. North Street, Downend, (Near Bristol ) Gloucestershire, England. Christened William Gilbert Grace. Family Background: One of four brothers of a surgeon. Education: Trained as a doctor. Chronology: Considered to be the first truly great cricketer of modern times and eventually became a national hero. 1864: Began playing first Class cricket for Gloucestershire And was immediately picked for the gentlemen Players match. 1871: Scored 2,739 runs in the season. 1876: Scored 344 runs in one innings for the Marylebone Cricket Club. 1879: Took his medical degree and opened a Practice in Bristol but still continued to play cricket. 1880: Captained the England side against Australia. 1882: Again Captained the England side. 1895: Achieved his 120 first Class centuries. 1908: Finished playing first Class cricket at the age of 60 by which time he had scored 126 Centuries, a total of 54,896 runs, had taken 2,864 wickets and played in 22 Test Series. Marriage: 1873 to Agnes Nicholls Day. Places of Interest: LONDON: Lord's Cricket Ground. Date and Place of Death: 23rd October 1915. London, England. Age at Death: 67. Site of Grave: Beckenham Cemetery, Elmes End Road, Beckenham, Kent.