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| Full name: | William Gilbert Grace |
| Born: | 18th July 1848, Downend, Bristol, England |
| Died: | 23rd October 1915, Mottingham, Kent, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batsman |
| Bowling: | round arm Right-arm medium pace |
| Occasional wicket-keeper | |
| Relations: | Brother-in-law: DE Bernard; Brother: EM Grace; Brother: A Grace; Brother: H Grace; Brother: GF Grace; Cousin: WG Rees; Cousin: WL Rees; Cousin: WR Gilbert; Cousin: WJ Pocock; Cousin: GHB Gilbert; Father: HM Grace; Nephew: EM Grace; Nephew: ESH Grace; Nephew: NV Grace; Nephew: AH Grace; Son: CB Grace; Son: WG Grace; Uncle: A Pocock |
| Teams: | England (Test: 1880-1899); Marylebone Cricket Club (Main FC: 1869-1904); Gloucestershire (Main FC: 1870-1899); Kent (Main FC: 1877); London County (Main FC: 1900-1904); Gentlemen of the South (Other FC: 1865-1905); Gentlemen (Other FC: 1865-1906); Gentlemen of England (Other FC: 1865-1908); England (Other FC: 1865-1899); South of England (Other FC: 1866-1905); South of the Thames (Other FC: 1866-1868); Right-Handed (Other FC: 1870); United South of England Eleven (Other FC: 1870-1876); Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club (Other FC: 1870-1876); Single (Other FC: 1871); WG Grace's XI (Other FC: 1871-1907); Kent and Gloucestershire (Other FC: 1874-1876); England XI (Other FC: 1875-1905); Gloucestershire and Yorkshire (Other FC: 1877); Over 30 (Other FC: 1879-1882); Orleans Club (Other FC: 1882); United Eleven (Other FC: 1882); Lord Sheffield's XI (Other FC: 1884-1896); Non-Smokers (England) (Other FC: 1884); Lord Londesborough's XI (Other FC: 1886-1890); CI Thornton's XI (Other FC: 1888-1894); WH Laverton's XI (Other FC: 1890); A Shrewsbury's England XI (Other FC: 1893); Rest of England (Other FC: 1895-1903); All teams |
| Gloucestershire Captain: 1871 - 1898, 1899 | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1896 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Articles: | WG Grace into ICC Hall of Fame |
| Brief profile of W.G.Grace | |
| Pictures: | WG Grace's last resting place |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1880-1899) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| England | 22 | 36 | 2 | 1098 | 170 | 32.29 | 2 | 5 | 39 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1880-1899) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 666 | 65 | 236 | 9 | 2-12 | 26.22 | 0 | 0 | 74.00 | 2.12 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1865-1908) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St | |
| Overall | 870 | 1478 | 104 | 54211 | 344 | 39.45 | 124 | 251 | 876 | 5 |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1865-1908) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 124833 | 11170 | 50980 | 2809 | 10-49 | 18.14 | 240 | 64 | 44.44 | 2.45 |
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