George Giffen
Cricketer
Died on: November 29, 1927, Aged: 68 years 247 days (824 months)Birth Sign: Aries
George Giffen (27 March 1859 – 29 November 1927) 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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