George
Frederick
(Fred)
Grace
Born in Downend, Bristol, England
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Mills Grace
and Martha (Pocock) Grace
Brother of
Henry Grace, Anne Grace, Fanny Grace, Alfred Grace, Edward Mills Grace, Alice Rose (Grace) Bernard, Elizabeth Blanche (Grace) Dann and William Gilbert Grace
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 29
in Basingstoke United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Dec 2015
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Biography
George was born in 1850. He was the son of Henry Grace and Martha Pocock and the brother of the celebrated cricketer W.G. Grace. He was a famous cricketer in his own right and played Test cricket against Australia in 1880. He passed away only a few weeks after that Test Match in 1880, having contrated Tuberculosis at the tragically early age of 30.[1]
Statistics
- First-class career (1869-1880):
- 6,785 runs (avg. 25.79) incl. 8 centuries,
- 313 wickets (avg. 19.16).
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia Biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Grace.
- BOOK: The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers by Christopher Martin-Jenkins.
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