| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Gilbert Grace, Jr. | |||
| Born | 6 July 1874 West Brompton, Kensington, England |
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| Died | 2 March 1905 (aged 30) East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England |
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| Batting style | right-handed batsman | |||
| Bowling style | right-arm fast-medium | |||
| Role | all-rounder | |||
| Relations | WG Grace (father), EM Grace, Fred Grace (uncles), Charles Grace (brother) | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1893–98 | Gloucestershire | |||
| 1894–95 | 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 "WG" Grace, Jr. (born 6 July 1874 at West Brompton, near Kensington; died 2 March 1905 at East Cowes, Isle of Wight) was an English cricketer who was the first-born son of WG Grace, considered one of the greatest cricketers of all time. Educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge,[1] he played 57 first-class matches for Cambridge University, Gloucestershire CCC and London County in a career lasting from 1893–1903, playing as a all-rounder. He made 1324 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 6/79.[2] He also played Rugby union for the Northants and East Midland XV. The careers of Grace junior, Grace senior and his brother Charles Grace and uncle EM Grace: WG junior, WG senior and Charles played together in two matches for London County in 1900 under the captaincy of WG senior, and WG junior, WG senior and EM played together four times for Gloucestershire. WG senior and junior played together numerous times for Gloucestershire and the MCC, mostly under WG senior's captaincy. He died in 1905 at the age of 30 after an operation for appendicitis.[3]