Fred Spofforth
Australian cricketer
Died when: 72 years 268 days (872 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Frederick Robert Spofforth (9 September 1853 – 4 June 1926), also known as "The Demon Bowler", was arguably the Australian cricket team's finest pace bowler of the nineteenth century.
He was the first bowler to take 50 Test wickets, 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.
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