▁it ▁twice . ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁were ▁designated ▁“ Ch ampion ▁County ” ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time . ▁Grace ▁made ▁ 2 6 ▁first - class ▁appearances ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁scoring ▁ 2 , 6 2 2 ▁runs , ▁with ▁a ▁highest ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 4 4 , ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 6 2 . 4 2 ▁with ▁ 7 ▁centuries ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁half - cent uries . ▁In ▁the ▁field , ▁he ▁held ▁ 4 6 ▁catch es ▁and ▁ 1 3 0 ▁w ick ets ▁with ▁a ▁best ▁analysis ▁of ▁ 8 – 6 9 . ▁His ▁bow ling ▁average ▁was ▁ 1 9 . 0 5 ; ▁he ▁had ▁ 5 ▁w ick ets ▁in ▁an ▁inn ings ▁ 1 1 ▁times ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁w ick ets ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁twice . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁were ▁designated ▁“ Ch ampion ▁County ” ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁and ▁( to ▁date ) ▁final ▁time , ▁largely ▁thanks ▁to ▁another ▁out standing ▁season ▁by ▁Grace . ▁Grace ▁made ▁ 2 4 ▁first - class ▁appearances ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁scoring ▁ 1 , 4 7 4 ▁runs , ▁with ▁a ▁highest ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 6 1 , ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 3 9 . 8 3 ▁with ▁ 2 ▁centuries ▁and ▁ 9 ▁half - cent uries . ▁In ▁the ▁field , ▁he ▁took ▁ 3 7 ▁catch