England vs Australia
1880-09-06
George Frederick Grace, the youngest of the three Grace brothers, played his only Test at the Oval in September 1880 — the first Test ever played in England. He scored 0 and 0 with the bat but took a famous running catch to dismiss George Bonnor. Two weeks later, on 22 September 1880, Fred Grace died of pneumonia, aged 29.
England v Australia
1880-09-06
On 6 September 1880, in the very first Test match played in England, the 32-year-old WG Grace opened the innings with his elder brother EM and went on to score 152 — the first Test century by an England batsman, on debut and on home soil. England won by five wickets. The Grace family's three brothers (WG, EM and GF) all played, the only time three brothers have appeared together in a Test match.
England v Australia
1880-09-22
George Frederick 'Fred' Grace, the youngest of the cricketing Grace brothers, played his only Test at The Oval in September 1880, took the most famous deep catch of the 19th century, and was dead of pneumonia two weeks later, aged 29. His joint appearance with WG and EM is the only time three brothers have played together in a Test; the family lost their youngest within a fortnight of the historic match.