Who is FRED SPOFFORTH?

Answer 1

Frederick Robert "Fred" Spofforth (born in Balmain, Sydney on 9 September 1853, died in Surrey, England on 4 June 1926) - also called "The Demon", was arguably the Australian cricket team's first and best pace bowler of the 19th century.

Spofforth was born the son of a banker and was educated at Eglinton College, Sydney. He was afterwards employed in the Bank of New South Wales. He came into notice as a member of the New South Wales eighteen in January 1874 when he took two wickets for 16 in a match against W. G. Grace's English eleven. He was a regular representative in the New South Wales team in intercolonial matches and in the December 1877 game went in second wicket down and made 25, the highest score in either innings in a low-scoring match. But though he batted comparatively well during the 1878 and 1880 Australian tours in England he henceforth concentrated on his bowling and established a great reputation.

He played his first Test match in 1877 in Melbourne in the second match of the series against England. He took three wickets in the first innings and one in the second innings although England went on to win the match by four wickets. He had been left out of the first Test match because he refused to play with Jack Blackham as wicket-keeper instead of Billy Murdoch.

Answer 2

Frederick Robert "Fred" Spofforth (born in Balmain, Sydney on 9 September 1853, died in Surrey, England on 4 June 1926) - also called "The Demon", was arguably the Australian cricket team's first and best pace bowler of the 19th century.

Spofforth was born the son of a banker and was educated at Eglinton College, Sydney. He was afterwards employed in the Bank of New South Wales. He came into notice as a member of the New South Wales eighteen in January 1874 when he took two wickets for 16 in a match against W. G. Grace's English eleven. He was a regular representative in the New South Wales team in intercolonial matches and in the December 1877 game went in second wicket down and made 25, the highest score in either innings in a low-scoring match. But though he batted comparatively well during the 1878 and 1880 Australian tours in England he henceforth concentrated on his bowling and established a great reputation.

Answer 3

The full name of FRED SPOFFORH is Frederick Robert
Spofforth. The was also called "The Demon". He was the first and best pace bowler for Australia in the 19th Century. He was the first bowler to get a hat-trick in test cricket.

Some of the details about him are given below:

Date and Place of Birth : 09.09.1853 at Balmain, Sydney

Date and Place of Death : 04.06.1926 at Surrey

Test Matches played : 18

Balls bowled : 4185

Wickets taken : 94

Average : 18.41

5 Wickets haul : 7 times

10 Wicket haul : 4 Times

Best bowling figure : 7 wickets for 44 runs

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Spofforth