Terracotta figure of legendary cricketer WG Grace hits £10,000 hammer in Canterbury auction

With the new cricket world champions facing an uphill struggle after being thrashed in the first Ashes test by the Aussies, England could do with summoning the spirit of WG Grace.

Perhaps the buyer of a 2ft 8in (81cm) terracotta figure of the great man which sold for a hammer pri…

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