WG Grace, born July 18, 1848, was the first superstar of cricket and the man who gave it the form in which it is played today. He remains one of the greatest cricketers to have graced the sport.

Mr. W.G. Grace completes his fiftieth year to-day, and the occasion is to be fittingly celebrated by the commencement of the annual cricket match, at Lord's, between the Gentlemen and the Players.

County cricket began the same year, as was Wisden first published. The popular image of Dr. William Gilbert Grace is that of the Grand Old Man, portly, ageing, with a flowing grey beard.

The WG Memorial Cricket Ground, the home of the Downend Cricket Club © Arunabha Sengupta The house where WG Grace was born is on the market for sale. The WG Memorial ...

The Grace Gates at Lord's are named after WG Grace in recognition of his achievements in cricket For a man who played his cricket in an era of poor pitches and limited time for practice ...

But the move, which brings Wisden in line with the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians, does mean Grace's historic feat of becoming the first player to score 100 first-class ...

W G Grace was one of the most famous men of the 19th century. He was certainly the century's best-known sportsman. In the world of cricket, probably only Don Bradman has such a reputation.

It is said that notices went up outside cricket grounds that proclaimed “Admission, 6d: if Dr WG Grace plays, 1s.” • Ashes success is built on sand Dr Grace was a medical man. He entered the ...

As it says on the gates at Lord's, WG Grace was 'the great cricketer'. On the 100th anniversary of Grace's death, Sky Sports statistician Benedict Bermange celebrates the life of one of the ...

The Grace Gates at Lord's are named after WG Grace in recognition of his achievements in cricket For a man who played his cricket in an era of poor pitches and limited time for practice ...

Centenary of the death of the Doctor gives us the opportunity to assess the life in full of a man who could be a bully and a hypocrite but whose imperishable deeds ...

For a man who played his cricket in an era of poor pitches and limited time for practice, WG Grace was nothing less than a phenomenon. Over the course of 43 years, WG (if you don't already know ...