Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Frederick Spofforth Biography and Timeline

Follow Frederick Spofforth through 2 dated historical records for Australia.

Frederick Spofforth, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1882–1882Years on this page

1882

Australia Defeats England at The Oval

Fast Bowler · The Oval · Sport / Cricket

Helps Australia defeat England by seven runs at The Oval.

Spofforth Leads Historic Test Victory

Fast Bowler · The Oval · Sport / Cricket

His bowling is central to the match that inspires the Ashes legend.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.