What is W.G. Grace?
{{Infobox person | name = W.G. Grace | image = Ranji 1897 page 171 W. G. Grace playing forward defensively.jpg | alt = | caption = W.G. Grace | birth_name = William Gilbert Grace | birth_date = 18 July 1848 | birth_place = [[Downend, South Gloucestershire|Downend]], [[Gloucestershire]], [[England]] | death_date = 23 October 1915, aged 67 | death_place = [[Mottingham]], [[Kent]], England | nationality = [[British people|British]] | other_names = | known_for = Cricket | occupation = General practitioner | family = [[E. M. Grace]], [[Fred Grace]] ([[brother]]s), [[Walter Gilbert (cricketer)|Walter Gilbert]] ([[cousin]]) }} [[File:England v Australia 1899.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The England team vs Australia, Trent Bridge 1899. Grace is in the centre, with other famous players.]] '''W.G. Grace''' <small>[[MRCS]]</small>, <small>[[Royal College of Physicians|LRCP]]</small> (William Gilbert Grace, 18 July 1848 – 23 October 1915) was an [[English people|English]] [[physician]] and [[cricket]]er. Grace, always known as 'W.G.', was one of the greatest players, and was important in the development of the sport. He played [[first-class cricket]] for a record-equalling 44 seasons, from 1865 to 1908, during which he captained [[England cricket team|England]], [[Gloucestershire]] County Cricket Club, the [[Gentlemen v Players|Gentlemen]], [[Marylebone Cricket Club|MCC]], the United South of England Eleven and several other teams. He came from a cricketing family. In 1880 W.G. with [[E.M. Grace]], one of his elder brothers, and [[Fred Grace]], his younger brother, was the first time three brothers played together in Test cricket. His father and a cousin were also good players. [[Right-handed]] as both [[batsman]] and [[Bowler (cricket)|bowler]], Grace dominated the sport during his career. His technical innovations and enormous influence had a lasting effect. An outstanding [[all-rounder]], he excelled at [[batting (cricket)|batting]], [[bowling (cricket)|bowling]] and [[fielding (cricket)|fiel