List of first-class cricket centuries by W. G. Grace

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Painting of W. G. Grace batting for London County in 1905.

William Gilbert Grace, commonly known as W. G. Grace, is generally considered one of the greatest cricketers of all time. [1] [2] [3] His first-class cricket career spanned 44 seasons, from 1865 until 1908, [3] [4] during which time he claimed over 2,800 wickets and over 800 catches. [5] Despite this, he is best known for his batting ability: possessing a "high backlift and willingness to play off both front and back foot", he stood apart from other batsmen of the time. [3] He scored over 50,000 first-class runs, a feat achieved by only six other cricketers, [6] and was the first cricketer to score 100 or more centuries. [5] [7] [8]

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Disputes regarding the first-class status of a number of matches in which W. G. Grace played have resulted in him having varying career statistics published. Of his centuries, 124 were scored in matches universally accepted as being first-class, these are the figures which are published on both Cricinfo and CricketArchive. [5] [9] A number of further matches are considered to be first-class by some sources; in these matches he scored two centuries: for the "Gentlemen to Canada Touring Team" against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1873, and for Gloucestershire against Somerset in 1879. [10] Grace, in his 1899 reminiscences, records both of these centuries among his tally of first-class centuries. [11] In Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 's first-class records section, he is listed as having scored 126 centuries, the eleventh most hundreds scored during a career. [7] He retains this position with the lower total of 124, also appearing eleventh on Cricinfo's list. [12]

Grace made his first-class debut in June 1865 appearing for the Gentlemen of the South against the Players of the South at The Oval, but did not score his first century until his tenth match, making an unbeaten 224 for England against Surrey County Cricket Club at the same ground. [4] In 1871, he reached 100 on 10 different occasions, the most during any season of his career. [13] In doing so, he became the first batsman to pass 2,000 first-class runs in a season, tallying 2,739 in total. [14] He scored the first triple century in first-class cricket in 1876, [8] amassing 344 for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent after the Gentlemen had been forced to follow on. [15] Less than two weeks later, Grace passed 300 once more, scoring 318 not out for Gloucestershire against Yorkshire. [16] He scored 177 in his only innings between the two triple-centuries, and scored 839 runs in eight days. [8]

He scored his 100th century in 1895; at the time this was reckoned to be made in the county match between Gloucestershire and Somerset. Somerset's captain, Sammy Woods recollects the moment in his reminiscences: [17]

During May we had a weird game at Bristol v. Gloucester. We scored 200 for 1 wicket. W. G. then went on and took 5 wickets, and we were all out for 300. He then proceeded to go in first and help himself to 288, and to get his hundredth century. I had the satisfaction of giving him a full pitch to get to his hundred, not that he wanted any help.

Grace comments in his memoirs that he was glad to make his hundredth century at Gloucestershire's ground. [18] Excluding the two centuries not considered first-class by some modern statisticians, Grace's hundredth century came later in the same month when he scored 169 for Gloucestershire against Middlesex at Lord's. He scored his final first-class century in July 1904 for London County, reaching 166 against the Marylebone Cricket Club. He played first-class cricket for another four seasons, and scored 15 and 25 for the Gentlemen of England in his final outing, an innings defeat against Surrey. [4] [19]

Key

Centuries

No.ScoreForAgainstPos.Inn.VenueDateResult
1224* England Surrey 51 The Oval, London 30 July 1866Won [20]
2173*Gentlemen of the SouthPlayers of the South52 The Oval, London 27 August 1866Drawn [21]
3134* Gentlemen Players 31 Lord's, London 29 June 1868Won [22]
4130South of the ThamesNorth of the Thames12 St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury 3 August 1868Lost [23]
5102*South of the ThamesNorth of the Thames44 St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury 3 August 1868Lost [23]
6117 Marylebone Cricket Club Oxford University 22 Magdalen Ground, Oxford 13 May 1869Won [24]
7138* Marylebone Cricket Club Surrey 11 The Oval, London 1 July 1869Won [25]
8121 Marylebone Cricket Club Nottinghamshire 14 Lord's, London 5 July 1869Lost [26]
9180Gentlemen of the SouthPlayers of the South22 The Oval, London 15 July 1869Drawn [27]
10122 South North 11 Bramall Lane, Sheffield 26 July 1869Won [28]
11127 Marylebone Cricket Club Kent 11 St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury 11 August 1869Won [29]
12117* Marylebone Cricket Club Nottinghamshire 12 Lord's, London 13 June 1870Lost [30]
13215 Gentlemen Players 13 The Oval, London 14 July 1870Drawn [31]
14109 Gentlemen Players 11 Lord's, London 18 July 1870Won [32]
15143 Gloucestershire Surrey 11 The Oval, London 28 July 1870Won [33]
16172 Gloucestershire Marylebone Cricket Club 11 Lord's, London 1 August 1870Won [34]
17181 Marylebone Cricket Club Surrey 11 Lord's, London 15 May 1871Won [35]
18118Gentlemen of the SouthGentlemen of the North12 Lillie Bridge, West Brompton 25 May 1871Won [36]
19178 South North 11 Lord's, London 29 May 1871Won [37]
20162Gentlemen of England Cambridge University 11 Fenner's, Cambridge 1 June 1871Won [38]
21189*SingleMarried11 Lord's, London 10 June 1871Won [39]
22146 Marylebone Cricket Club Surrey 12 The Oval, London 20 July 1871Lost [40]
23268 South North 13 The Oval, London 31 July 1871Drawn [41]
24117Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club Kent 12 St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury 9 August 1871Won [42]
25217 Gentlemen Players 13 Royal Brunswick Ground, Hove 14 August 1871Drawn [43]
26116 Gloucestershire Nottinghamshire 53 Trent Bridge, Nottingham 21 August 1871Lost [44]
27101 Marylebone Cricket Club Yorkshire 11 Lord's, London 27 May 1872Won [45]
28112 Gentlemen Players 34 Lord's, London 1 July 1872Won [46]
29117 Gentlemen Players 11 The Oval, London 4 July 1872Won [47]
30170* England Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire11 Lord's, London 8 July 1872Won [48]
31114 South North 12 The Oval, London 25 July 1872Won [49]
32150 Gloucestershire Yorkshire 11 Bramall Lane, Sheffield 29 July 1872Won [50]
33145Gentlemen of the SouthPlayers of the North12 Prince's Cricket Ground, Chelsea 5 June 1873Lost [51]
34134Gentlemen of the SouthPlayers of the South11 The Oval, London 26 June 1873Won [52]
35163 Gentlemen Players 11 Lord's, London 30 June 1873Won [53]
36158 Gentlemen Players 11 The Oval, London 3 July 1873Won [54]
152 DGentlemen to Canada Touring Team Marylebone Cricket Club 11 Lord's, London 21 July 1873Won [55]
37192* South North 11 The Oval, London 24 July 1873Won [56]
38160* Gloucestershire Surrey 13 Clifton College Close Ground, Bristol 25 August 1873Drawn [57]
39179 Gloucestershire Sussex 11 County Ground, Hove 11 June 1874Won [58]
40150Gentlemen of the SouthPlayers of the South12 The Oval, London 25 June 1874Won [59]
41104Gentlemen of the SouthPlayers of the North12 Prince's Cricket Ground, Chelsea 20 July 1874Won [60]
42110 Gentlemen Players 13 Prince's Cricket Ground, Chelsea 23 July 1874Won [61]
43167 Gloucestershire Yorkshire 11 Bramall Lane, Sheffield 27 July 1874Won [62]
44121Kent and Gloucestershire England 13 St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury 3 August 1874Won [63]
45123Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club Kent 12 St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury 5 August 1874Won [64]
46127 Gloucestershire Yorkshire 11 Clifton College Close Ground, Bristol 13 August 1874Won [65]
47152 Gentlemen Players 13 Lord's, London 5 July 1875Won [66]
48111 Gloucestershire Yorkshire 11 Bramall Lane, Sheffield 26 July 1875Lost [67]
49119 Gloucestershire Nottinghamshire 11 Clifton College Close Ground, Bristol 16 August 1875Drawn [68]
50104 Gloucestershire Sussex 13 County Ground, Hove 12 June 1876Won [69]
51169 Gentlemen Players 11 Lord's, London 3 July 1876Won [70]
52114* South North 14 Trent Bridge, Nottingham 17 July 1876Won [71]
53126 United South of England Eleven United North of England Eleven 11 Argyle Street, Hull 3 August 1876Drawn [72]
54344Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club Kent 23 St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury 10 August 1876Drawn [73]
55177 Gloucestershire Nottinghamshire 11 Clifton College Close Ground, Bristol 14 August 1876Won [74]
56318* Gloucestershire Yorkshire 11 College Ground, Cheltenham 17 August 1876Drawn [75]
57261 South North 11 Prince's Cricket Ground, Chelsea 31 May 1877Won [76]
58110Gloucestershire and Yorkshire England 23 Lord's, London 16 July 1877Drawn [77]
59116 Gloucestershire Nottinghamshire 13 Trent Bridge, Nottingham 1 August 1878Drawn [78]
60123 Gloucestershire Surrey 13 The Oval, London 5 June 1879Won [79]
61102 Gloucestershire Nottinghamshire 12 Trent Bridge, Nottingham 31 July 1879Drawn [80]
113 D Gloucestershire Somerset 11 Clifton College Close Ground, Bristol 11 August 1879Won [81]
62106 Gloucestershire Lancashire 72 Clifton College Close Ground, Bristol 26 August 1880Won [82]
63152 TFlag of England.svg  England Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21 The Oval, London 6 September 1880Won [83]
64100 Gentlemen Players 12 The Oval, London 30 June 1881Won [84]
65182 Gloucestershire Nottinghamshire 53 Trent Bridge, Nottingham 28 July 1881Drawn [85]
66112 Gloucestershire Lancashire 11 Clifton College Close Ground, Bristol 27 August 1883Won [86]
67101 Marylebone Cricket Club Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australians 11 Lord's, London 22 May 1884Won [87]
68107Gentlemen of EnglandFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australians 12 The Oval, London 26 June 1884Lost [88]
69116* Gloucestershire Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australians 41 Clifton College Close Ground, Bristol 7 August 1884Lost [89]
70132 Gloucestershire Yorkshire 11 Park Avenue, Bradford 27 July 1885Drawn [90]
71104 Gloucestershire Surrey 22 College Ground, Cheltenham 20 August 1885Won [91]
72221* Gloucestershire Middlesex 11 Clifton College Close Ground, Bristol 24 August 1885Won [92]
73174 Gentlemen Players 11 North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough 3 September 1885Won [93]
74148Gentlemen of EnglandFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australians 11 The Oval, London 17 June 1886Drawn [94]
75104 Marylebone Cricket Club Oxford University 12 University Parks, Oxford 21 June 1886Won [95]
76110 Gloucestershire Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australians 43 Clifton College Close Ground, Bristol 5 August 1886Drawn [96]
77170 TFlag of England.svg  England Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11 The Oval, London 12 August 1886Won [97]
78113 Gloucestershire Middlesex 21 Lord's, London 2 June 1887Drawn [98]
79116* Marylebone Cricket Club Cambridge University 14 Lord's, London 27 June 1887Won [99]
80183* Gloucestershire Yorkshire 33 Spa Ground, Gloucester 30 June 1887Drawn [100]
81113* Gloucestershire Nottinghamshire 13 Clifton College Close Ground, Bristol 8 August 1887Lost [101]
82101 Gloucestershire Kent 11 Clifton College Close Ground, Bristol 25 August 1887Drawn [102]
83103* Gloucestershire Kent 13 Clifton College Close Ground, Bristol 25 August 1887Drawn [102]
84215 Gloucestershire Sussex 11 County Ground, Hove 21 May 1888Drawn [103]
85165Gentlemen of EnglandFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australians 12 Lord's, London 28 May 1888Drawn [104]
86148 Gloucestershire Yorkshire 11 Clifton College Close Ground, Bristol 16 August 1888Drawn [105]
87153 Gloucestershire Yorkshire 13 Clifton College Close Ground, Bristol 16 August 1888Drawn [105]
88101 Gloucestershire Middlesex 13 Lord's, London 3 June 1889Lost [106]
89127* Gloucestershire Middlesex 11 College Ground, Cheltenham 22 August 1889Drawn [107]
90154 South North 13 North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough 5 September 1889Drawn [108]
91109* Gloucestershire Kent 11 Mote Park, Maidstone 22 May 1890Lost [109]
92159* Lord Sheffield's XI Victoria 11 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 27 November 1891Won [110]
93128 Marylebone Cricket Club Kent 11 Lord's, London 8 June 1893Won [111]
94139 Marylebone Cricket Club Cambridge University 12 Fenner's, Cambridge 24 May 1894Won [112]
95196 Marylebone Cricket Club Cambridge University 23 Lord's, London 25 June 1894Won [113]
96131 Gentlemen Players 12 Central Recreation Ground, Hastings 10 September 1894Drawn [114]
97103 Marylebone Cricket Club Sussex 13 Lord's, London 9 May 1895Won [115]
98288 Gloucestershire Somerset 12 Ashley Down Ground, Bristol 16 May 1895Won [116]
99257 Gloucestershire Kent 12 Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend 23 May 1895Won [117]
100169 Gloucestershire Middlesex 11 Lord's, London 30 May 1895Won [118]
101125 Marylebone Cricket Club Kent 13 Lord's, London 13 June 1895Won [119]
102101*Gentlemen of England I Zingari 14 Lord's, London 20 June 1895Won [120]
103118 Gentlemen Players 12 Lord's, London 8 July 1895Lost [121]
104119 Gloucestershire Nottinghamshire 11 College Ground, Cheltenham 19 August 1895Won [122]
105104 South North 23 Central Recreation Ground, Hastings 5 September 1895Won [123]
106243* Gloucestershire Sussex 11 County Ground, Hove 25 May 1896Drawn [124]
107102* Gloucestershire Lancashire 13 Ashley Down Ground, Bristol 25 June 1896Lost [125]
108186 Gloucestershire Somerset 11 County Ground, Taunton 29 June 1896Won [126]
109301 Gloucestershire Sussex 11 Ashley Down Ground, Bristol 3 August 1896Won [127]
110113 Gloucestershire Gentlemen of Philadelphia 11 Ashley Down Ground, Bristol 15 July 1897Won [128]
111126 Gloucestershire Nottinghamshire 32 Trent Bridge, Nottingham 22 July 1897Won [129]
112116 Gloucestershire Sussex 12 Ashley Down Ground, Bristol 2 August 1897Drawn [130]
113131 Gloucestershire Nottinghamshire 12 College Ground, Cheltenham 12 August 1897Won [131]
114126 Gloucestershire Essex 12 County Ground, Leyton 7 July 1898Won [132]
115168 Gloucestershire Nottinghamshire 11 Trent Bridge, Nottingham 21 July 1898Drawn [133]
116109 Gloucestershire Somerset 11 County Ground, Taunton 18 August 1898Won [134]
117110* London County Worcestershire 13 Crystal Palace Park, London 13 August 1900Won [135]
118110 London County Marylebone Cricket Club 13 Crystal Palace Park, London 23 August 1900Lost [136]
119126 South North 11 Lord's, London 13 September 1900Drawn [137]
120132 London County Marylebone Cricket Club 11 Crystal Palace Park, London 8 August 1901Drawn [138]
121131 London County Marylebone Cricket Club 52 Crystal Palace Park, London 14 July 1902Won [139]
122129 London County Warwickshire 11 Crystal Palace Park, London 21 August 1902Drawn [140]
123150 London County Gloucestershire 42 Crystal Palace Park, London 4 June 1903Won [141]
124166 London County Marylebone Cricket Club 12 Crystal Palace Park, London 18 July 1904Won [142]

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