W. G. Grace

Some facts about W. G. Grace from John Major's new book More than a Game:
In seven days in 1876 he scored 839 runs in three innings (344, 177, 318no).
in 1876 hit 400no (but not in an official first-class match, but against 22 fielders)
topped the batting averages 12 times between 1866 and 1880
6 times he exceeded 2000 1st-class runs in a season
3 times he scored a century in each innings of the same match
carried his bat 17 times in a 1st-class match
helped put on 283 for the 1st wicket
scored 196 at Lord's.
126 centuries in 54, 896 runs, with a an average of nearly 40.