PLAYER CAREER

W.G. Grace

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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England1880–1899

Scorecard coverage and data completeness

Career snapshots and available scorecards have different scopes. These counts describe recorded batting or bowling innings, not every international appearance.

Player archive coverage
Format	Matches	Bat inns	Balls recorded	Boundaries recorded	First scorecard	Latest scorecard
Test	22	36	6	14	1880-09-06	1899-06-01

22Internationals

1,098Career runs

2Centuries

9Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 22
Innings: 36
Runs: 1,098
Average: 32.29
Strike rate: —
Highest score: 170
Not outs: 2
100s: 2
50s: 5
Ducks: 2
4s: —
6s: 1
Balls faced: —

Bowling

Matches: 22
Innings: 13
Balls: 666
Maidens: 65
Runs conceded: 236
Wickets: 9
Average: 26.22
Economy: 2.12
Strike rate: 74.00
Best innings: 2/12
Best match: 3/68
4 wickets: 0
5 wickets: 0
10 wickets: 0

Fielding

Matches: 22
Innings: 42
Catches: 39
Stumpings: 0
Dismissals: 39
Keeper catches: 1
Fielder catches: 38
Dismissals / inns: 0.928
Best innings: 3 (3ct 0st)

Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.

Explore this player’s available match data

23 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.

Recent available appearances


Date	Match	Format	Result
1899-06-01	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1896-08-10	Australia v England	Test	England won by 66 runs
1896-07-16	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 3 wickets
1896-06-22	Australia v England	Test	England won by 6 wickets
1893-08-24	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1893-08-14	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 43 runs
1892-03-24	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 230 runs
1892-01-29	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 72 runs
1892-01-01	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 54 runs
1890-08-25	Australia v England	Test	No result
1890-08-11	Australia v England	Test	England won by 2 wickets
1890-07-21	Australia v England	Test	England won by 7 wickets

England

THE SHAPE OF A CAREER

Performance by year

Available scorecards

Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.

Test

Test · Runs by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact runs at right

1880161 runs
188236 runs
188472 runs
1886200 runs
188873 runs
189091 runs
1892164 runs
1893153 runs
1896119 runs
189929 runs

Test · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right

18803 wickets
18843 wickets
18861 wickets
18902 wickets
18920 wickets
18960 wickets
18990 wickets

Exact yearly figures · 10 seasons

Test archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	BF	Bowl inns	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
1899	1	2	29	28	14.50	—	0	0	—	0	—	2	0	N/A	2.01	N/A
1896	3	6	119	66	19.83	—	0	1	—	0	—	2	0	N/A	2.30	N/A
1893	2	3	153	68	51.00	—	0	1	—	0	—	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
1892	3	5	164	58	32.80	—	0	2	—	1	—	1	0	N/A	2.12	N/A
1890	2	4	91	75	30.33	—	0	1	—	0	—	1	2	6.00	1.02	35.00
1888	3	4	73	38	18.25	—	0	0	—	0	—	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
1886	3	4	200	170	50.00	—	1	0	—	0	—	2	1	22.00	3.30	40.00
1884	3	4	72	31	18.00	—	0	0	—	0	—	3	3	12.66	1.35	56.00
1882	1	2	36	32	18.00	46.75	0	0	2	0	77	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
1880	1	2	161	152	161.00	51.27	1	0	13	0	314	2	3	22.66	3.48	39.00

MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.

1880-09-06
First available scorecard
Test v Australia · The Oval
1880-09-06
First century in this archive · 152 runs
Test v Australia · The Oval
1886-08-12
Highest recorded innings · 170 runs
Test v Australia · The Oval
1890-07-21
Best recorded bowling · 2/12
Test v Australia · Lord's
1899-06-01
Latest available scorecard
Test v Australia · Nottingham