William Gilbert Grace, 18 July 1848–23 October 1915, is known as the “Father of Cricket.” He was an English amateur cricketer who was prominent in the cricket sport’s growth and one of its all time greatest cricketers. WG Grace was ‘born in the atmosphere of cricket’. He was a die-hard cricket fan who always served …

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The game of cricket history started in the 16th century. The game originated in England, among shepherds using their crooks as bats, and the earliest wickets may well have been narrow sheep pens. The earliest men’s games that were officially recorded (from law court records) were played in southeast England in the 1550s. Initially a …

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