Grace family
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The Grace family was an English cricketing family. Fourteen members of the family played first-class cricket, with brothers W. G., E. M. and Fred Grace (sometimes called the "three Graces") all going on to play Test cricket for England[1]
Members
[edit]Grace family
[edit]- Henry Mills Grace (1808–71), played for West Gloucestershire and South Wales in 1855.[2]
- Henry Grace (1833–95), played three first-class matches during the 1871 season.[3]
- Alfred Grace (1840–1916), played for Gentlemen of Gloucestershire and two matches for a United South of England XI in 1877 and 1879.[4]
- Alfred Henry Grace[5] (1866–1929), played two first-class matches for Gloucestershire in 1886 and 1891.[6]
- E. M. Grace (1841–1911), played 314 first-class matches, including one Test for England.[7]
- Edward Grace (1873–1953), played for Thornbury Castle, a South Gloucestershire side, in 1894.[8]
- Edgar Grace (1886–1974), played for Gloucestershire Gypsies between 1930 and 1933.[9]
- Norman Grace (1894–1975), played three first-class matches for the Royal Navy between 1920 and 1927.[10]
- W. G. Grace (1848–1915), played 880 first-class matches, including 22 Tests for England.[11]
- W. G. Grace junior (1874–1905), played 57 first-class matches.[12]
- Henry Grace (1876-1937), Naval officer and Chief of the Submarine Service
- Charles Grace (1882–1938), played four first-class matches for London County Cricket Club and WG Grace's XI in 1900.[13]
- Fred Grace (1850–80), played 195 first-class matches, including one Test for England.[14]
Gilbert family
[edit]George and Walter Gilbert were nephew and great-nephew respectively of Henry Mills Grace:
- George Gilbert (1829–1906), played 18 first-class matches. Later emigrated to New South Wales.[15]
- Walter Gilbert (1853–1924), played 157 first-class matches from 1871 to 1886.[16]
Pocock family
[edit]Alfred and William Pocock were brother and nephew respectively of Martha Grace,[17] the mother of WG Grace:
- Alfred Pocock (1814–97), played for Gentlemen of Gloucestershire and South Wales between 1854 and 1863.[18]
- William Pocock (1848–1928), played eight first-class matches for New South Wales and Canterbury after emigrating to Australia.[19] Also umpired a first-class match in 1882.[20]
NOTE: Some sources suggest that New Zealand cricketer Blair Pocock is related to Alfred and William, but documentary evidence has yet to be shown supporting this claim.
Rees family
[edit]William L. Rees married Martha Grace's niece, Mary Pocock. The Rees family later emigrated to Australasia:
- William Gilbert Rees (1827–98), played one first-class match for New South Wales in 1856.[21]
- William Lee Rees (1836–1912), played four first-class matches in Australia and New Zealand.[22]
- Annie Rees (1864–1949) was a New Zealand writer, teacher and lawyer.
- Arthur Rees (1866–1921), played six first-class matches in New Zealand.[23]
- Rosemary Rees (c.1875–1963) was a New Zealand actress, playwright and novelist.
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Grace Family Archived 13 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine – chippingsodburycc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ Other matches played by Henry Grace Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ First-class matches played by Henry Grace – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ Other matches played by Alfred Grace – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ Descendants chart of Henry Grace[permanent dead link] – The Pigeon Family. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ First-class matches played by Alfred Grace – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ Edward Grace – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ Other matches played by Edward Grace Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ Other matches played by Edgar Grace Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ First-class matches played by Norman Grace – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ WG Grace – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ WG Grace (jun) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ First-class matches played by Charles Grace – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ Fred Grace – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ First-class matches played by George Gilbert – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ First-class matches played by Walter Gilbert – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ Cricket and the Graces at Frenchay Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine - The Frenchay Connection. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ Other matches played by Alfred Pocock Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ First-class matches played by William Pocock – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ William Pocock as umpire in first-class matches – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ First-class matches played by William Rees – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ First-class matches played by William Rees – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ First-class matches played by Arthur Rees – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2011.