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Fred Spofforth
Thu, September 08 2016
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.
Tue, February 23 2016
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.
Wed, August 06 2014
12 close Ashes encounters
Abhishek Mukherjee looks at 12 remarkably close Ashes encounters down the years.
Thu, May 26 2016
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.
Sat, February 04 2012
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.