Arthur Conrad Grass, born at Denmark Hill

Denmark Hill

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, London

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 on 11 October 1897 and died at Brighton

Brighton

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, Sussex

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 in October 1994, played cricket

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 for Brazil

Brazilian cricket team

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 in international matches in the 1920s and toured England with the 1932 South American team

South American cricket team in England in 1932

A cricket team from South America toured England, Scotland and Wales in the 1932 season. The team played six first-class matches and 12 other games...

, when he appeared in three first-class

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 matches.

Grass was a right-handed batsman who played four times in international matches between Brazil and Argentina

Argentine cricket team

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 in the late 1920s, mainly batting in the lower order. His highest score in these matches was 60, batting at No 9, in the third of three games in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

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 in January 1930.

On the South Americans tour of England in 1932, he played in only three of the first-class games, batting mainly at No 10 and being not out four times in six innings. His highest was 24 not out against Sir Julien Cahn

Julien Cahn

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's XI. On the England tour as a whole, he only had 12 innings and did not bowl.

External links

• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
  Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
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  , 1933 edition, reports on the tour of England on pages 508 to 520
• CricketArchive.com