W. G. Grace Jr

W. G. Grace Jr

Personal information
Full name	William Gilbert Grace
Born	(1874-07-06)6 July 1874 West Brompton, Kensington, England
Died	2 March 1905(1905-03-02) (aged 30) East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	All-rounder
Relations	W. G. Grace (father), E. M. Grace, Fred Grace (uncles), Charles Grace (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1893–98	Gloucestershire
1894–95	Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
1894–96	Cambridge University
1900–03	London County
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 57 Runs scored 1,324 Batting average 15.21 100s/50s 0/5 Top score 79 Balls bowled 3561 Wickets 42 Bowling average 39.45 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 6/79 Catches/stumpings 43/–
Source: CricketArchive

William Gilbert Grace Jr (6 July 1874 – 2 March 1905) was an English first-class cricketer who was the first-born son of W. G. Grace.

He won scholarships to Clifton College and Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he studied mathematics. He played in 57 matches for Cambridge University, Gloucestershire and London County in a career lasting from 1893 to 1903, playing as an all-rounder. He made 1,324 runs at an average of 15.21 with a highest score of 79, and took 42 wickets at an average of 39.45 with a best of six for 79.

Grace often played for Gloucestershire, London County and MCC alongside his father, his brother Charles Grace and his uncle E. M. Grace, mostly under his father's captaincy. Grace also played rugby union for the Northants and East Midland XV.

He became a schoolteacher, teaching at Oundle School in Northamptonshire and then at Royal Naval College, Osborne. He died in 1905 at the age of 30 after an operation for appendicitis.