How many Test runs has Frederick Spofforth scored?

Frederick Spofforth has 217 runs in 29 Test innings from 18 matches at an average of 9.43. Highest score: 50.

What is Frederick Spofforth's Test batting average?

Frederick Spofforth's Test batting average is 9.43, from 217 runs and 29 innings.

How many Test wickets has Frederick Spofforth taken?

Frederick Spofforth has taken 94 wickets in Test from 18 matches at a bowling average of 18.41. Best innings: 7/44.

Which teams has Frederick Spofforth played international cricket for?

Frederick Spofforth is recorded for Australia in this publication.

When did Frederick Spofforth play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1877 to 1887. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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Frederick Spofforth

Bowler · 1877 to 1887 · 18 internationals

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18Internationals

217Runs

0Hundreds

94Wickets

11Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	18	29	6	217	50	9.43	-	-	0	1	6	-	1

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	18	30	4,185	416	1,731	94	7/44	14/90	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7	4

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	18	31	11	0	11	0.354	3 (3ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

Frederick Spofforth: Test stats

Test

18 matches · 1877-1887

94wickets

Matches: 18
Average: 18.41
Economy: 2.48
Strike rate: 44.52
Best innings: 7/44
Five-fors: 7

217 runs · batting average 9.43

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Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
Format	Official bat inns	In scorecards	Official bowl inns	In scorecards	First	Latest	Coverage
Test	29	29	30	30	1877-03-31	1887-01-28	Complete

Questions fans ask about Frederick Spofforth

How many Test runs has Frederick Spofforth scored?: Frederick Spofforth has 217 runs in 29 Test innings from 18 matches at an average of 9.43. Highest score: 50.
What is Frederick Spofforth's Test batting average?: Frederick Spofforth's Test batting average is 9.43, from 217 runs and 29 innings.
How many Test wickets has Frederick Spofforth taken?: Frederick Spofforth has taken 94 wickets in Test from 18 matches at a bowling average of 18.41. Best innings: 7/44.
Which teams has Frederick Spofforth played international cricket for?: Frederick Spofforth is recorded for Australia in this publication.
When did Frederick Spofforth play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1877 to 1887. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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18 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1887-01-28	Australia v England	Test	England won by 13 runs
1886-08-12	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 217 runs
1886-07-19	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 106 runs
1886-07-05	Australia v England	Test	England won by 4 wickets
1885-03-21	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 98 runs
1885-03-14	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 8 wickets
1885-02-20	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 6 runs
1884-08-11	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1884-07-21	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 5 runs
1884-07-10	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1883-02-17	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 4 wickets
1883-01-26	Australia v England	Test	England won by 69 runs

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TEST CAREER · 1877 to 1887

Frederick Spofforth in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

94Wickets

18.41Average

2.48Economy

44.52Strike rate

7/44Best

7Five-fors

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	18	29	6	217	50	9.43	-	-	0	1	6	-	1

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	18	30	4,185	416	1,731	94	7/44	14/90	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7	4

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	18	31	11	0	11	0.354	3 (3ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test wickets, innings by innings

Test wickets by year

Last 20 Test bowling innings

Test innings by wickets

Test runs, innings by innings

Test runs by year

Last 20 Test innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

Test innings by score

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-99

100+

How Test innings ended

Caught12 · 41.4%

Bowled10 · 34.5%

Stumped1 · 3.4%

Not out6 · 20.7%

Test batting position: average and innings

1-0 inns

2-0 inns

3-0 inns

4-0 inns

539.001 inns

6-0 inns

70.001 inns

817.001 inns

94.754 inns

104.669 inns

1114.2813 inns

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

91runs

11.37average

-strike rate

150s

0100s

Last 10 bowling innings

34wickets

17.14average

2.33economy

44.11strike rate

6/90best

Test record by situation

complete career

Frederick Spofforth: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
England	18	29	6	217	50	9.43	-	-	0	1	6	-	1
All	18	29	6	217	50	9.43	-	-	0	1	6	-	1

Frederick Spofforth: Test bowling by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
England	18	30	4,185	416	1,731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7
All	18	30	4,185	416	1,731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7

Frederick Spofforth: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Home	11	17	3	152	50	10.85	-	-	1	3	-	1
Away	7	12	3	65	20*	7.22	-	-	0	3	-	0
All	18	29	6	217	50	9.43	-	-	1	6	-	1

Frederick Spofforth: Test bowling by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Home	11	19	2,482	231	1,080	56	7/44	19.28	2.61	44.32	2	5
Away	7	11	1,703	185	651	38	7/44	17.13	2.29	44.81	4	2
All	18	30	4,185	416	1,731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7

Frederick Spofforth: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
1st innings of the match	8	8	1	72	50	10.28	-	-	1	2	6	1
2nd innings of the match	10	10	2	65	39	8.12	-	-	0	1	-	0
3rd innings of the match	9	9	3	68	20*	11.33	-	-	0	3	-	0
4th innings of the match	2	2	0	12	7	6.00	-	-	0	0	0	0
All	18	29	6	217	50	9.43	-	-	1	6	-	1

Frederick Spofforth: Test bowling by match innings
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1st innings of the match	9	9	1,317	119	567	26	6/48	21.80	2.58	50.65	4	1
2nd innings of the match	8	8	1,428	151	569	25	7/46	22.76	2.39	57.12	2	1
3rd innings of the match	9	9	957	93	377	27	7/44	13.96	2.36	35.44	0	3
4th innings of the match	4	4	483	53	218	16	7/44	13.62	2.70	30.18	0	2
All	18	30	4,185	416	1,731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7

Frederick Spofforth: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
No. 5	1	1	0	39	39	39.00	-	-	0	0	-	0
No. 7	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	-	-	0	1	0	0
No. 8	1	1	0	17	17	17.00	-	-	0	0	-	0
No. 9	4	4	0	19	9	4.75	-	-	0	1	0	0
No. 10	7	9	0	42	13	4.66	-	-	0	1	-	0
No. 11	10	13	6	100	50	14.28	-	-	1	3	-	1
All	18	29	6	217	50	9.43	-	-	1	6	-	1

Frederick Spofforth: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Won	6	8	1	57	39	8.14	-	-	0	2	-	0
Lost	9	18	4	140	50	10.00	-	-	1	4	-	1
Drawn	3	3	1	20	13	10.00	-	-	0	0	-	0
All	18	29	6	217	50	9.43	-	-	1	6	-	1

Frederick Spofforth: Test bowling by match result
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Won	6	12	1,552	161	669	51	7/44	13.11	2.58	30.43	1	6
Lost	9	12	1,821	178	745	34	7/44	21.91	2.45	53.55	4	1
Drawn	3	6	812	77	317	9	4/42	35.22	2.34	90.22	1	0
All	18	30	4,185	416	1,731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7

Frederick Spofforth: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
1877	1	2	0	17	17	8.50	-	-	0	1	-	0
1879	1	1	0	39	39	39.00	-	-	0	0	-	0
1882	3	4	2	16	9	8.00	-	-	0	1	1	0
1883	3	5	2	22	14*	7.33	-	-	0	1	3	0
1884	3	4	0	28	13	7.00	-	-	0	1	-	0
1885	3	5	0	55	50	11.00	-	-	1	1	4	1
1886	3	6	2	33	20*	8.25	-	-	0	1	-	0
1887	1	2	0	7	5	3.50	-	-	0	0	0	0
All	18	29	6	217	50	9.43	-	-	1	6	-	1

Frederick Spofforth: Test bowling by year
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1877	1	2	176	9	111	4	3/67	27.75	3.78	44.00	0	0
1879	1	2	240	25	110	13	7/62	8.46	2.75	18.46	0	2
1882	3	6	799	76	339	19	7/44	17.84	2.54	42.05	0	2
1883	3	5	701	67	287	14	7/44	20.50	2.45	50.07	1	1
1884	3	5	769	79	301	10	4/42	30.10	2.34	76.90	1	0
1885	3	5	777	84	306	19	6/90	16.10	2.36	40.89	1	2
1886	3	4	675	73	260	14	4/65	18.57	2.31	48.21	3	0
1887	1	1	48	3	17	1	1/17	17.00	2.12	48.00	0	0
All	18	30	4,185	416	1,731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7

Frederick Spofforth: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Melbourne Cricket Ground	6	9	2	133	50	19.00	-	-	1	2	-	1
Sydney Cricket Ground	5	8	1	19	7	2.71	-	-	0	1	0	0
Kennington Oval	3	5	2	14	5*	4.66	-	-	0	1	-	0
Lord's	2	4	0	16	11	4.00	-	-	0	2	-	0
Old Trafford	2	3	1	35	20*	17.50	-	-	0	0	-	0
All	18	29	6	217	50	9.43	-	-	1	6	-	1

Frederick Spofforth: Test bowling by ground
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Melbourne Cricket Ground	6	10	1,288	109	598	24	7/62	24.91	2.78	53.66	0	2
Sydney Cricket Ground	5	9	1,194	122	482	32	7/44	15.06	2.42	37.31	2	3
Kennington Oval	3	5	636	78	250	20	7/44	12.50	2.35	31.80	1	2
Old Trafford	2	4	622	62	216	12	4/42	18.00	2.08	51.83	2	0
All	18	30	4,185	416	1,731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7

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Test milestones

Five-wicket innings 7

Best Test performances

Frederick Spofforth: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
50	-	-	4	1	England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1885-03-21
39	-	-	-	0	England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1879-01-02
20*	-	-	-	0	England	Old Trafford	1886-07-05
17	-	-	-	0	England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1877-03-31
14*	-	-	3	0	England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1883-01-19
13	-	-	-	0	England	Old Trafford	1884-07-10
11	-	-	-	0	England	Lord's	1884-07-21
9	-	-	0	0	England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1882-12-30
7	-	-	0	0	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	1883-01-26
5*	-	-	-	0	England	Kennington Oval	1886-08-12

Frederick Spofforth: best Test bowling
Figures	Balls	Mdns	Econ	Opponent	Ground	Date
7/44	112	15	2.35	England	Kennington Oval	1882-08-28
7/44	165	23	1.60	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	1883-01-26
7/46	147	18	1.87	England	Kennington Oval	1882-08-28
7/62	140	16	2.65	England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1879-01-02
6/48	100	9	2.88	England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1879-01-02
6/90	193	22	2.79	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	1885-02-20
5/30	80	8	2.25	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	1885-03-14
4/42	128	10	1.96	England	Old Trafford	1884-07-10
4/54	192	23	1.68	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	1885-02-20
4/65	121	12	3.22	England	Kennington Oval	1886-08-12

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1887-01-28	England	2 & 5	1/17	Sydney Cricket Ground	England won by 13 runs
1886-08-12	England	1 & 5*	4/65	Kennington Oval	England won by inns & 217 runs
1886-07-19	England	5 & 0	4/73	Lord's	England won by inns & 106 runs
1886-07-05	England	2 & 20*	4/82 & 2/40	Old Trafford	England won by 4 wickets
1885-03-21	England	50 & 1	2/71	Melbourne Cricket Ground	England won by inns & 98 runs
1885-03-14	England	1	2/61 & 5/30	Sydney Cricket Ground	Australia won by 8 wickets
1885-02-20	England	3 & 0	4/54 & 6/90	Sydney Cricket Ground	Australia won by 6 runs
1884-08-11	England	4	2/81 & 0/14	Kennington Oval	Match drawn
1884-07-21	England	0 & 11	2/112	Lord's	England won by inns & 5 runs
1884-07-10	England	13	4/42 & 2/52	Old Trafford	Match drawn