Title

Cricket', 1877.

Caption

'Cricket', 1877. Gloucestershire and England cricketer William Gilbert 'WG' Grace (1848-1915) was one of the most iconic figures in the history of English cricket. His first class career spanned a remarkable 44 seasons, from 1865-1908, during which time he scored 54,896 runs (with 126 centuries) and took 2876 wickets. WG played 22 Test Matches for England. [Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, London, 1877]

Date

1877

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F20_189

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37,2Mb (817,2Kb) / 9,4in x 15,4in / 2808 x 4631 (300dpi)

Keywords

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