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Name	Frederick Robert Spofforth
Born	9 September, 1853 Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	4 June, 1926 (aged 72) Long Ditton, Surrey, England
Related Entries	[View as tree] Gregory, David William (teammate) Murdoch, William Lloyd (teammate) Giffen, George (teammate)
Occupation or Descriptor *	bank employee (1867-1885) New South Wales, Australia cricketer (1871-1885) New South Wales, Australia banker (1885-1888) Victoria, Australia
Groups *	First Ashes Test team (player)

* Dates are approximate