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Last Days of Grace

Author
Nick Warburton
Narrator
Miscellaneous
Length
45 minutes
Publisher
BBC Digital; 2021
Catalogue Number
19153
Synopsis

Easter Monday, 1908, and there's snow on the ground as ageing icon W.G. Grace arrives at the Oval to contemplate another day in his lifelong cricketing obsession. He can't face the thought of sitting in the clubhouse and meeting the same old people - so instead, he trudges out in the cold to the groundsman's hut, where he encounters a young stranger. 

Their talk turns, naturally, to cricket, and the two men recall the highlights of Grace's long career. 

But those triumphs occurred decades ago, and Grace no longer dominates the world of cricket as he once did. At nearly 60, he knows in his heart that it's time to retire, but he cannot bear the idea of giving up the game he loves. Can the stranger persuade him to bow out with dignity?