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 W.G. Grace
William Gilbert. He was generally known as Gilbert in the family, but to the world at large he became 'W.G.'
| In which year did W.G. make his first appearance for the Gentlemen against the Players? | W.G. Grace
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1865. Grace was not quite 17 years old. He had been selected as a bowler and took 4 for 65, and 3 for 60. Batting at No 8, he scored 23 and 12 not out.
| W.G.'s first overseas tour was in 1872, in a team captained by R.A. Fitzgerald. Where did he go? | W.G. Grace
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North America. Fitzgerald's team toured Canada and the United States in August and September of 1872, playing at Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, London, Hamilton, Hoboken, Philadelphia and Boston. They won 7 of their 8 games and drew one. W.G. made 540 runs with an average of 49.09. The next highest aggregate was 146 and the next best batting average was 16.4.
| At Canterbury in 1876, W.G. made the first treble century in first-class cricket. For whom was he playing? | W.G. Grace
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M.C.C.. Grace batted for 380 minutes without giving a chance.
| Ten days after scoring a treble century at Canterbury in 1876, W.G. hit another treble century, 318 not out for Gloucestershire against Yorkshire. This was still the highest individual score for Gloucestershire in the county championship more than 120 years later, at the close of the 20th century: True or False? | W.G. Grace
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True . Between his two treble centuries, W.G. scored 177 for his county against Nottinghamshire.
| The first Test matches were played on the 1876-77 English tour of Australia. Was W.G. in the touring party? | W.G. Grace
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No . Grace decided to devote the winter to his medical studies, which had begun way back in 1868. Altogether, it took him eleven years to qualify as a doctor.
| In May 1899 W.G. resigned the captaincy of Gloucestershire. From then on he devoted himself to a newly formed club, of which he had been appointed secretary in October 1898. What was this club? | W.G. Grace
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London County. London County C.C. was formed by the directors of the Crystal Palace Company and played its home games at the Palace. Its games against first-class teams were given first-class status from 1900 but it was not admitted to the county championship. However, despite W.G.'s prestige, the club could not pay its way. It lost its first-class status after 1904, and was dissolved at the end of the 1908 season. W.G. played 63 first-class games for the side, scoring 3,485 runs and taking 135 wickets.
1915. Grace died of a heart attack on October 23rd, 1915. The 1916 edition of Wisden, containing his obituary and that of Victor Trumper, is a prized collectors' item.
| In the field, W.G. took 887 catches in his first-class career. Who is the only man who took more? | W.G. Grace
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Frank Woolley. Woolley took {1,018;} Lock took {830;} Hammond took {819;} Close took 813.
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