biography
| name: |
Spofforth, Frederick Robert
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nickname the Demon
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| male
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| lived:
| (1853–1926)
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| biography:
| Cricketer, born in Sydney, New South Wales, SE Australia. Reputed the greatest bowler in the history of the game, in 1878 he took 11 wickets for 20 runs against the MCC, and during 1884 took 218 wickets in first-class cricket, with a bowling average of 12·53. |
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