George Giffen
Cricket Player
1859 – 1927
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Who was George Giffen?
George Giffen was a cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. An all-rounder who batted in the middle order and often opened the bowling with medium-paced off-spin, Giffen captained Australia during the 1894–95 Ashes series and was the first Australian to score 10,000 runs and take 500 wickets in first-class cricket. He was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame on 26 February 2008.
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- Born
- Mar 27, 1859
Norwood - Nationality
- Australia
- Died
- Nov 29, 1927
Parkside
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on July 23, 2013
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