Amazing Grace : the man who was W.G
Tomlinson, Richard, 1958-2015
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William Gilbert Grace (1848-1915) looms as large in the history of modern sport as Bach in the history of music or Michelangelo in the history of art. Physically immense, with a luxuriant black mane of a beard, Grace's performances on the cricket field towered above his peers. When 'W.G.' became the first-ever batsman to score 100 first-class centuries, his nearest rival had only scored 43. With his rustic accent and village school education, Grace was also the victim of immense snobbery, during his lifetime and ever since. In this definitive biography, marking the centenary of W.G.'s death, Richard Tomlinson mines a trove of previously undiscovered archive material in England, Australia and North America and at last connects Grace's astounding achievements on the field (he took 3000 wickets as well) with the private life he hid from the world.
Main title:
Amazing Grace : the man who was W.G / Richard Tomlinson.
Author:
Tomlinson, Richard, 1958-, author
Imprint:
London : Little, Brown, 2015.London : Little, Brown, 2015.
Collation:
xviii, 413 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781408705179 (hbk)
Dewey class:
796.358092796.358
Language:
English
BRN:
1779223