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'''Basil Arthur Firebrace Grieve''' (28 May [[1864]] – 19 November [[1917]]) Born in in [[Kilburn, London|Kilburn]], [[Middlesex]], England; Grieve played two [[cricket]] [[Test cricket|Test match]]es for [[England cricket team|England]] during the England tour of [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] in [[History of cricket in South Africa to 1918|1888–89]]. The games represent the first two [[first-class cricket]] games played in South Africa. Grieve himself was no better than a club cricketer, and was a fine medium-paced opening bowler for Harrow and the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]], but he was only selected as it was decided that a full strength team would be far too strong for the Springboks and he did not bowl in the two Tests. This was found to be particularly, true; the England side was no better than that of a weak county side, but still won handsomely. Grieve was a wine merchant by trade; he died in [[Eastbourne]], [[Sussex]], England.
'''Basil Arthur Firebrace Grieve''' (28 May 1864 – 19 November 1917)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wisden.com/players/basil-grieve |title=Basil Grieve |work=Wisden Online |access-date=11 October 2022}}</ref> was an English [[Amateur status in first-class cricket|amateur cricketer]] who played in two retrospectively-recognised [[Test cricket|Test matches]] for [[England cricket team|England]] in 1899. Those were his only [[first-class cricket|first-class appearances]] and he was never a member of any [[county cricket|county team]]. He was born in [[Kilburn, London|Kilburn]], [[Middlesex]], and died in [[Eastbourne]], [[Sussex]].


Grieve was a right-handed [[batting (cricket)|batsman]] and a right-arm [[fast bowling|fast medium bowler]] with an [[underarm bowling|underarm action]].<ref name="C20471">[https://archive.acscricket.com/cricket/1889/81/index.html "The English Cricketers in South Africa"], ''Cricket'', issue 204, 25 April 1889, p. 71.</ref> He was educated at [[Harrow School|Harrow]] and [[Trinity College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{acad |id=GRV883BA |name=Grieve, Basil Arthur Firebrace}}</ref> He became a wine merchant by trade.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--notstated--> |title=Wills and Bequests |url=https://link-gale-com.ezproxy4.lib.le.ac.uk/apps/doc/IO0709016532/TGRH?u=leicester&sid=bookmark-TGRH&xid=cf1036bb |work=Daily Telegraph |issue=19718 |page=3 |location=London |date=24 June 1918 |access-date=9 October 2022}}</ref> He played cricket at school and took part in the [[Eton College|Eton]] v Harrow match at [[Lord's]] in 1883. He became a member of [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] in 1885.<ref name="WBGOB">{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/229822.html |title=Other Deaths in 1917 |work=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack |year=1918 |access-date=11 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="CMJ250">{{cite book |last=Martin-Jenkins |first=Christopher |author-link=Christopher Martin-Jenkins |title=World Cricketers: A Biographical Dictionary |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1996 |page=250 |isbn=978-0-19-210005-4}}</ref>
==See also==

*[[History of Test cricket from 1884 to 1889]]
==Tour of South Africa, 1888–89==
In 1888, [[Donald Currie|Sir Donald Currie]] agreed to sponsor the first [[English cricket team in South Africa in 1888–89|English cricket team to visit South Africa]].<ref name="C198449">[https://archive.acscricket.com/cricket/1888/481/index.html "The English team for the Cape"], ''Cricket'', issue 198, 29 November 1888, p. 449.</ref> The 15-man tour party included only nine players who were registered with county clubs and had played in first-class matches. Grieve was one of six additional players who made the numbers up. The team was called Major Warton's XI after its manager, [[Robert Warton (umpire)|Major R. G. Warton]], another occasional player. The [[captain (cricket)|captain]] was future Hollywood actor [[C. Aubrey Smith]], who was then the captain of [[Sussex County Cricket Club]].<ref name="C2001">[https://archive.acscricket.com/cricket/1889/7/index.html "The English team in South Africa"], ''Cricket'', issue 200, 25 April 1889, p. 1.</ref>

Only two matches, both against a team called the South African XI, were eleven-a-side. These were subsequently recognised as the first [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] v [[England cricket team|England]] Test matches. They were played at the [[St George's Oval]] in [[Port Elizabeth]] and the [[Newlands Cricket Ground]] in [[Cape Town]]; England won both convincingly. [[Harry Altham]] said the standard of the England team was "about that of a weak county".<ref name="HSA294">{{cite book |last=Altham |first=H. S. |author-link=Harry Altham |title=A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914) |year=1962 |publisher=George Allen & Unwin |location=London |page=294}}</ref> Grieve took part in both matches and in three [[innings]], twice [[not out]], scored a total of 40 runs with a best score of 14*. He did not bowl.<ref name="DH144">{{cite book |last=Hayes |first=Dean |title=England: The Cricket Facts |publisher=Michael O'Mara Books |location=London |year=2006 |page=144 |isbn=978-18-43172-15-4}}</ref> Grieve remained in South Africa for a time after the tour ended and is known to have travelled to [[Johannesburg]] with his colleague [[Monty Bowden]].<ref name="C20471"/>


==References==
==References==
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*[http://content.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/13468.html Cricinfo page on Basil Grieve]

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*[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/119/119.html CricketArchive page on Basil Grieve]
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Latest revision as of 00:59, 20 April 2024

Basil Grieve
Personal information
Full name
Basil Arthur Firebrace Grieve
Born(1864-05-28)28 May 1864
Kilburn, Middlesex
Died19 November 1917(1917-11-19) (aged 53)
Eastbourne, Sussex
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 64)12 March 1889 v South Africa
Last Test26 March 1889 v South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 2 2
Runs scored 40 40
Batting average 40.00 40.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 14* 14*
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 11 October 2022

Basil Arthur Firebrace Grieve (28 May 1864 – 19 November 1917)[1] was an English amateur cricketer who played in two retrospectively-recognised Test matches for England in 1899. Those were his only first-class appearances and he was never a member of any county team. He was born in Kilburn, Middlesex, and died in Eastbourne, Sussex.

Grieve was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast medium bowler with an underarm action.[2] He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] He became a wine merchant by trade.[4] He played cricket at school and took part in the Eton v Harrow match at Lord's in 1883. He became a member of Marylebone Cricket Club in 1885.[5][6]

Tour of South Africa, 1888–89

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In 1888, Sir Donald Currie agreed to sponsor the first English cricket team to visit South Africa.[7] The 15-man tour party included only nine players who were registered with county clubs and had played in first-class matches. Grieve was one of six additional players who made the numbers up. The team was called Major Warton's XI after its manager, Major R. G. Warton, another occasional player. The captain was future Hollywood actor C. Aubrey Smith, who was then the captain of Sussex County Cricket Club.[8]

Only two matches, both against a team called the South African XI, were eleven-a-side. These were subsequently recognised as the first South Africa v England Test matches. They were played at the St George's Oval in Port Elizabeth and the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town; England won both convincingly. Harry Altham said the standard of the England team was "about that of a weak county".[9] Grieve took part in both matches and in three innings, twice not out, scored a total of 40 runs with a best score of 14*. He did not bowl.[10] Grieve remained in South Africa for a time after the tour ended and is known to have travelled to Johannesburg with his colleague Monty Bowden.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Basil Grieve". Wisden Online. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "The English Cricketers in South Africa", Cricket, issue 204, 25 April 1889, p. 71.
  3. ^ "Grieve, Basil Arthur Firebrace (GRV883BA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ "Wills and Bequests". Daily Telegraph. No. 19718. London. 24 June 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Other Deaths in 1917". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 1918. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. ^ Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (1996). World Cricketers: A Biographical Dictionary. Oxford University Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-19-210005-4.
  7. ^ "The English team for the Cape", Cricket, issue 198, 29 November 1888, p. 449.
  8. ^ "The English team in South Africa", Cricket, issue 200, 25 April 1889, p. 1.
  9. ^ Altham, H. S. (1962). A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914). London: George Allen & Unwin. p. 294.
  10. ^ Hayes, Dean (2006). England: The Cricket Facts. London: Michael O'Mara Books. p. 144. ISBN 978-18-43172-15-4.
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