WG Grace
Author | : Robert Low |
Publisher | : Metro Publishing |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2010-11-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781857828320 |
ISBN-13 | : 1857828321 |
Rating | : 4/5 (321 Downloads) |
Download or read book WG Grace written by Robert Low and published by Metro Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using contemporary accounts of W.G.'s greatest innings, many for the first time, Robert Low presents a radically new image of the sportsman who was recognised as the pre-eminent athlete of his day.From his emergence as a teenage prodigy to well past his fiftieth year W.G. dominated the game of cricket, taking 2,876 wickets and scoring 54,896 first-class runs in a career lasting an incredible 43 years, from 1865 to 1908. His beard and massive frame made him instantly recognisable wherever he went and his gamesmanship and wit were legendary.