Dr WG Grace, English cricketer, walking out to bat Gilbert Talbot Tennis was the up and

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This scene on the River Wansbeck

A small bust is visible near a book on the table

Dr WG Grace, English cricketer, walking out to bat Gilbert Talbot Tennis was the up andDr WG Grace, English cricketer, walking out to bat, c1899. Regarded as possibly the greatest cricketer of all time, WG Grace (1848 1915) played first class cricket for 44 seasons from 1865 until 1908, representing Gloucestershire, London County Cricket Club, the MCC and England. A print from The Book of Cricket, a Gallery of Famous Players, edited by CB Fry, George Newnes Ltd, London, c1899.