Spofforth

Proper noun

Meaning

A habitational surname from Old English.

A village in Spofforth with Stockeld parish, Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3651).

Examples

Demon bowler Fred Spofforth refused to play because wicket-keeper Billy Murdoch was not selected. Source: Internet

When it finally sank in, the crowd swarmed onto the field, cheering loudly and chairing Boyle and Spofforth to the pavilion. Source: Internet

Two years later Lord Harris brought another England team out and during England’s first innings in the Test at the MCG, Fred Spofforth took the first hat-trick in Test cricket. Source: Internet

Fred Spofforth, however, contended that, the fourth innings aside, it played perfectly well. Source: Internet

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