Grace family

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W. G. Grace

Seasons
1864 to 1870
1871
1872 to 1873
1873–74
1874 to 1875
1876 to 1877
1878
1879 to 1882
1883 to 1886
1887 to 1891
1891–92
1892 to 1894
1895
1896 to 1899
1900 to 1908

Career

First-class centuries
  Variations in statistics  

Family

E. M. Grace (brother)
Fred Grace (brother)
Charles Grace (son)
W. G. Grace, Jr. (son)

The Grace family was an English cricketing family. Fourteen members of the family played first-class cricket, with brothers WG, EM and Fred Grace (sometimes called the "three Graces") all going on to play Test cricket for England[1]

Members

Grace family

Gilbert family

George and Walter Gilbert were nephew and great-nephew respectively of Henry Mills Grace:

Pocock family

Alfred and William Pocock were brother and nephew respectively of Martha Grace,[17] the mother of WG Grace:

NOTE: Some sources suggest that New Zealand cricketer Blair Pocock is related to Alfred and William, but documentary evidence has yet to be shown supporting this claim.

Rees family

William L. Rees married Martha Grace's niece, Mary Pocock. The Rees family later emigrated to Australasia:

Notes

  1. The Grace Family – chippingsodburycc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  2. Other matches played by Henry Grace – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  3. First-class matches played by Henry Grace – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  4. Other matches played by Alfred Grace – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  5. Descendants chart of Henry Grace – The Pigeon Family. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  6. First-class matches played by Alfred Grace – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  7. Edward Grace – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  8. Other matches played by Edward Grace – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  9. Other matches played by Edgar Grace – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  10. First-class matches played by Norman Grace – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  11. WG Grace – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  12. WG Grace (jun) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  13. First-class matches played by Charles Grace – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  14. Fred Grace – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  15. First-class matches played by George Gilbert – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  16. First-class matches played by Walter Gilbert – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  17. Cricket and the Graces at Frenchay - The Frenchay Connection. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  18. Other matches played by Alfred Pocock – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  19. First-class matches played by William Pocock – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  20. William Pocock as umpire in first-class matches – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  21. First-class matches played by William Rees – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  22. First-class matches played by William Rees – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  23. First-class matches played by Arthur Rees – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
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