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Fred Grace's Only Test — and Death Two Weeks Later, September 1880

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.

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GF Grace's Death — Two Weeks After His Only Test, 1880

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.

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