W. G. Grace
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Oct 27, 2026
Henry BlofeldGUEST
But if you read that Burton Jarvis book, beautifully written, you realise what an extraordinary man WG was.
Henry BlofeldGUEST
He was a phenomenal cricketer, and I still to this day think that if you choose your best ever XI in the history of cricket, that WG Grace has to play a part as an all-rounder.
Henry BlofeldGUEST
And maybe as captain, I don't know.
Henry BlofeldGUEST
We can argue that.
Adam CollinsGUEST
And yeah, the wider story here around the decision to field first.
Adam CollinsGUEST
I've explained why they might have done it, but it is such a rare thing, typically and traditionally, the old WG, Grace, win the toss, bat, win the toss, in doubt, bat, win the toss with serious doubts, consult a colleague, then bat.
Adam CollinsGUEST
That's kind of gone, not out the window heels, but it has changed.
Adam CollinsGUEST
I reckon since the pandemic, around that time, we've seen teams...
Peter LalorHOST
There is.
Peter LalorHOST
There's a picture of WG Grace over there for no reason at all.
Peter LalorHOST
Take us to WG
Gideon HaighHOST
Grace.
Jim MaxwellGUEST
I mean, they'd done it...
Jim MaxwellGUEST
In previous matches in the series and during the Ashes, I'm sure it happened then, it's one of those things in cricket that goes back to WG Grace, the 11th commandment, thou shalt not get caught.
Jim MaxwellGUEST
Or if you get caught, make sure that you're in a place to run around the corner or something and allow life to get on.
Jim MaxwellGUEST
WG Grace certainly did.
Jim MaxwellGUEST
Yeah, I just think the whole thing in that game, in terms of what actually happened in the game, is completely overrated.
Jim MaxwellGUEST
But there was the suspicion there that something was going wrong and unfortunately Steve Smith wanted to take one for the team at the press conference and he didn't tell the truth.
Neil SelkirkGUEST
I was seeing what was happening.
Neil SelkirkGUEST
There was an old line of W.G. Grace's about cricket where he asked what advice he had for young cricketers.
Neil SelkirkGUEST
He said, apply the bat to the ball.
Neil SelkirkGUEST
I would say apply the camera to the subject and don't worry too much because the stuff you get in that you weren't expecting is what's going to make it credible and wonderful.
Henry MoeranHOST
I mean this has got to be a first hasn't it? First person to have an end of a ground named after them and then not offered a contract when they want to stay.
Stephan ShemiltCORRESPONDENT
Yeah I I put that thought out on social media last night and someone did suggest to me that WG Grace helped build Gloucestershire's home and then was biffed off by them in the late 1880s.
Stephan ShemiltCORRESPONDENT
I haven't had that one verified yet.
Stephan ShemiltCORRESPONDENT
But yeah, the idea that...
Mike ParryHOST
Yeah.
Mike ParryHOST
Now, listen, we played that cricket song because I want to talk to you about WG Grace.
Mike ParryHOST
Okay.
Mike ParryHOST
Do you know WG Grace saved the Empire, saved the British Empire? Because what happened was the Battle of Balaclava wiped out the Light Brigade.
Mike ParryHOST
You know that, don't you? And the Crimean War.
Mike ParryHOST
Yes, yes, the Charger Light Brigade.
Mike GrahamHOST
talking absolute
Mike ParryHOST
nonsense.
Stephen O'KeefeGUEST
Malcolm Knox wrote a really good piece in The Age.
Stephen O'KeefeGUEST
Talked about, you know, WG Grace played until he's 50.
Stephen O'KeefeGUEST
He stopped playing because he couldn't bend down to pick up the ball.
Stephen O'KeefeGUEST
That's when he knew the time was up, you know, WG Grace.
Stephen O'KeefeGUEST
The great Fred Spothis, he played until he was 33.
Stephen O'KeefeGUEST
And then 10 years later, he wrote a note to selectors and said, I'm available if needed.
Stephen O'KeefeGUEST
Malcolm Knox wrote a really good piece in The Age.
Stephen O'KeefeGUEST
Talked about, you know, WG Grace played until he's 50.
Stephen O'KeefeGUEST
He stopped playing because he couldn't bend down to pick up the ball.
Stephen O'KeefeGUEST
That's when he knew the time was up, you know, WG Grace.
Stephen O'KeefeGUEST
The great Fred Spothis, he played until he was 33.
Stephen O'KeefeGUEST
And then 10 years later, he wrote a note to selectors and said, I'm available if needed.
Stephen O'KeefeGUEST
Malcolm Knox wrote a really good piece in The Age.
Stephen O'KeefeGUEST
Talked about, you know, WG Grace played until he's 50.
Stephen O'KeefeGUEST
He stopped playing because he couldn't bend down to pick up the ball.
Stephen O'KeefeGUEST
That's when he knew the time was up, you know, WG Grace.
Stephen O'KeefeGUEST
The great Fred Spothis, he played until he was 33.
Stephen O'KeefeGUEST
And then 10 years later, he wrote a note to selectors and said, I'm available if needed.
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