he attended clifton college, playing for the school's first eleven cricket team in 1898–99. he played four first-class matches for london county in 1900 and w. g. grace's xi in 1906. grace was an exponent of lob bowling, and continued this practice well after it had become uncommon in first-class matches. his matches for london county were played alongside his father and brother, w. g. grace junior. he also participated in his father's last cricket match, for eltham against grove park in july 1914, scoring four runs opening the batting. he died in sussex in 1938.