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Fred Spofforth

Australian cricketer (1853-1926)
Person human Q649844

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
September 9, 1853
Date of death
June 4, 1926
Place of birth
Balmain
Place of death
Long Ditton
Country of citizenship
Australia[7]
Occupation
cricketer
Educated at
Sydney Grammar School[8]
Award received
Sport Australia Hall of Fame[9]
Country for sport
Australia[19]
Described by source
The Dictionary of Australasian Biography, 1892[18]
Family name
Spofforth[16]
Given name
Fred[17]
Member of sports team
New South Wales cricket team, Australia national cricket team, Victoria cricket team, Derbyshire County Cricket Club[11][12][13][14]
Place of burial
Brookwood Cemetery[6]
Sport
cricket[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Frederick Robert Spofforth en Fred Spofforth de Frederick Robert Spofforth
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000449962112
VIAF cluster ID
316388935
Library of Congress authority ID
n2015036256
GND ID
107169801X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ranji 1897 page 143 F. R. Spofforth, the demon bowler.jpg ↗
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
95890
Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
spofforth-frederick-robert-4629, spofforth-frederick-robert-fred-4629
CricketArchive player ID
25
Dictionary of Sydney ID
person/spofforth_fred
ESPNcricinfo.com player ID
7663
FAST ID
1929244
Freebase ID
/m/04_9rj
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NLA Trove people ID
1469896
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp71093
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
36218
People Australia ID
4629
Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductee ID
441
WikiTree person ID
Spofforth-41
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbtqfh9Ggfxt3mrRtTrbd

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 4
Australia national cricket team, New South Wales cricket team, Victoria cricket team, Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Country for sport 1
Australia
Country of citizenship 1
Australia
Given name 1
Fred
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
cricketer
Place of birth 1
Balmain
Place of burial 1
Brookwood Cemetery
Place of death 1
Long Ditton
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
cricket
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Summary

Fred Spofforth was born on September 9, 1853[1], in Balmain[2]. He died on June 4, 1926[3], in Long Ditton[4]. He worked as a cricketer[5].

FAQs

Where was Fred Spofforth born?

Fred Spofforth was born in Balmain[2].

Where did Fred Spofforth die?

Fred Spofforth passed away in Long Ditton[4].

What did Fred Spofforth do for work?

Fred Spofforth worked as a cricketer[5].

Where did Fred Spofforth go to school?

Fred Spofforth was educated at Sydney Grammar School[8].

What awards did Fred Spofforth receive?

Honors received include Sport Australia Hall of Fame[9].

Related Entities

Australia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Sport Australia Hall of Fame
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Award received: Sport Australia Hall of Fame, according to item-requires-statement constraint constraint from Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductee ID"
  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Long Ditton
    Country for sport → Australia
    Instance of → human
    Given name → Fred
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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