Father Of Cricket


William Gilbert Grace (WC Grace) is considered the father of cricket. He did a lot of work for cricket, at that time cricket was not so famous but WC Grace gave his energy and time to cricket. Even at that time, WC Grace chose cricket as his future.

WC Grace Biography and Personal Information

FULL NAMEWILLIAM GILBERT GARCE
BORN18 JULY 1848
DIED23 OCTOBER 1915
NICKNAMEW.G., THE DOCTER, THE OLD MAN, THE CHAMPION, THE BIG UN
BATTINTGRIGHT HANDED
BOWLINGRIGHT ARM MEDIUM
ROLEALL- ROUNDER
RELATIVESGEORGE POCOCK (grandfather)
E.M. GRACE, FRED GRACE (brothers)
GEORGE GILBERT (cousin)
WALTER GILBERT (cousin)
WILLIAM GILBIRT REES (cousin)
WILLIAM LEE REES(cousin)