The first players to score Test centuries for their countries

England: W.G. Grace

WG Grace: The father of cricket

Playing in his debut match, at The Oval in 1880 against Australia, Grace's 152 at the top of the order was a fitting reply to Bannerman's 165*.

And just like the Australian's innings, it proved to be detrimental for the opposition, as Grace ensured that he helped England win their inaugural Test at home.

Often remembered as the 'Father of 'Cricket', William Gilbert Grace can have an entire page in a book glorifying the history of Test cricket. England could have found nobody better than Grace to score their maiden century.

Having ended with more than 54000 First Class runs, Grace also picked up 2809 wickets along his illustrious career that spanned 870 matches.

It is totally normal for one to re-read the previous line and find it difficult to come to terms with cricket statistics that one may not even end up racking up in video games.

Grace's sheer brilliance lay in the fact that his achievements make us question if at all there existed a human being who could do so much on a cricket field for so long and so consistently.