E. M. Grace

Edward Mills Grace (born 28 November 1841 in Bristol, England; died 20 May 1911 in Gloucestershire, England) was a member of the famous cricketing Grace family, and brother of WG Grace and Fred Grace. Grace was one of the great cricketers of the 1860s and 1870s, though ended up being in the shadow of his younger brother WG. Grace's greatest year was 1863, when he made over 3,000 runs in all matches.

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28 November - 1841 - Bristol - England - 20 May - 1911 - Gloucestershire - Cricket - WG Grace - Fred Grace - 1860s - 1870s - 1863

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After the 1863 season he toured America with George Parr's side, but he did not perform well, being hampered by a bad hand. Grace then pulled out of first-class cricket whilst he qualified as a surgeon, but returned on the formation of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 1871, of which he was secretary until his resingation in 1909. With his efforts, and the efforts of his brothers Fred and Gilbert, Gloucestershire became the champion county in 1876 and 1877.

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George Parr - First-class cricket - Gloucestershire County Cricket Club - 1871 - 1909 - 1876 - 1877

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Grace, along with Fred and Gilbert, was selected for the first Test match played in England, which was at the Oval in 1880. This remains the only instance of three brothers playing in the same Test. Grace finally dropped out of the Gloucestershire first team in 1896, aged 54, but he continued playing club cricket for Thornbury until 1909, despite increasing lameness.

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Test match - The Oval - 1880 - Thornbury - 1909

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Grace was married to Annie, who was born at Demarara. Their eldest daughter, Annie E. aged 11 was labelled a dumb imbecile. They also had at least six other daughters, Edith, Florie, Mina, Sarah, Alice and Sybil, and two sons, Edward and Francis.

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