Fred Spofforth

The Fred Spofforth-Jim Phillips repartee

IST 09 May 2018 •8:00 AM IST

Kennington Oval, a brief history: Part 3

06 November 2017 •11:47 AM IST

The S’s: Spoilt for choice from a simply superb squad

14 July 2017 •8:00 AM IST

Celebrating New Year: How five of the greatest cricketers did it

01 January 2017 •7:00 AM IST

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11 December 2015 •11:08 AM IST

Fred Spofforth News

10 famous moustaches in cricket

CricLife looks at 10 cricketers who have redefined fashion on the field with their trademark moustaches.

10 December 2014 •4:36 PM IST

WG Grace versus Fred Spofforth – was the Father of Cricket unable to overcome his Demon?

Grace scored 308 runs from 10 innings in seven Tests at an average of 30.80 against Spofforth.

21 November 2014 •5:27 AM IST

Hat-trick— the origins of the term

An insight into the origins of the term for one of cricket's finest bowling achievements.

10 October 2014 •7:00 AM IST

Fred Spofforth’s rage against WG Grace that paved the way for the first Test match in England

The Australian ace went on to produce the spell of bowling that created the legend of the Ashes.

09 September 2014 •5:11 AM IST

Ashes 1882: Death and WG Grace — the 10-minute mystery surrounding the match

August 29, 1882. England failed to get the 85 runs to win a spectacular thriller of a match and it resulted in the lore of The Ashes. However, was it only English cricket that had supposedly died that day? Did other deaths have some bearing on the result? Why were10 minutes mysteriously added to the innings break? Arunabha Sengupta looks at some myths and legends to unearth the truth behind the tales.

20 September 2013 •8:33 AM IST

Fred Spofforth: The first aggressive fast bowler and one of the greatest ever

Fred Spofforth was one of the greatest bowlers to have played the game and nicknamed 'The Demon’ for his many scary and diabolical spells.

09 September 2013 •11:44 AM IST

England vs Australia 1879: Fred Spofforth claims Test cricket’s first hat-trick

Fred Spofforth took 94 wickets from 18 Tests at a measly of 18.41. He also took the first Test hat-trick.

19 July 2013 •1:01 PM IST

12 close Ashes encounters

Abhishek Mukherjee looks at 12 remarkably close Ashes encounters down the years.

15 July 2013 •8:34 AM IST

MCC vs Australians at Lord’s, 1878: The most important match for the development of international cricket

Before the first Test was played in England, a team of travelling Australian cricketers met a strong MCC side at Lord’s. The match ended within a single day and did more for establishing international cricket than any played before or since.

13 July 2013 •1:46 PM IST

11 instances of teams shot out for under 100 in the last 18 months!

Being bowled out for under 100 used to be commonplace back in the time of Queen Victoria, but until recently instances were few and far between in the modern game and normally (although not always) featured Bangladesh.

04 February 2012 •9:25 AM IST

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