Fred Spofforth

Fred Spofforth

Spofforth in about 1897
Personal information
Full name	Frederick Robert Spofforth
Born	(1853-09-09)9 September 1853 Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Died	4 June 1926(1926-06-04) (aged 72) Long Ditton, Surrey, England
Nickname	The Demon Bowler
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 14)	31 March 1877 v England
Last Test	31 January 1887 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1874–1885	New South Wales
1885–1888	Victoria
1889–1891	Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 18 155 Runs scored 217 1,928 Batting average 9.43 9.88 100s/50s 0/1 0/3 Top score 50 56 Balls bowled 4,185 30,593 Wickets 94 853 Bowling average 18.41 14.95 5 wickets in innings 7 84 10 wickets in match 4 32 Best bowling 7/44 9/18 Catches/stumpings 11/– 83/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 March 2015

Frederick Robert Spofforth (9 September 1853 – 4 June 1926), also known as "The Demon Bowler", was an Australian cricket team pace bowler of the nineteenth century. He was the first bowler to take 50 Test wickets,^[1] and the first to take a Test hat-trick, in 1879. He played in Test matches for Australia between 1877 and 1887, and then settled in England where he played for Derbyshire. In 2009, he was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.^[2]