George Giffen
George Giffen was a cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. An allrounder who batted in the middle order and often opened the bowling with mediumpaced offspin, Giffen captained Australia during the 189495 Ashes series and was the first Australian to score 10,000 runs and take 500 wickets in firstclass cricket. He was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame onFebruary 2008.
Giffen was born in the Adelaide neighbourhood of Norwood in 1859 to Richard Giffen, a carpenter and his wife Elizabeth . He played cricket with enthusiasm as a boy and attracted the notice of two brothers, Charles and James Gooden, who coached him. He started his cricket career with Norwood Cricket Club, later moving to the West Adelaide club.
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