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W.G. Grace's 1873 Double — First 1,000 Runs and 100 Wickets in a Season
Gloucestershire / MCC / Gentlemen / South
1873-08-31
In 1873 W.G. Grace became the first cricketer to score 1,000 first-class runs and take 100 first-class wickets in the same English season. He repeated the feat seven more times before 1886. The 'Grace double' set the bar for the all-rounder's season for the next century.
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