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In 1891 Giffen played for South
Australia against the touring English side, making 65 in a total of 562, South Australia's then highest ever score, before being forced to retire hurt when his brother drove a ball straight back down the wicket, hitting the non-striker Giffen on the fingers of his
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publishing a poem ridiculing him and stating "The big black spot on the selection of the
Australian Eleven for England is Walter Giffen, whose proper place is in a second eleven. He is simply the brother of George Giffen and that is all."
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as well as working in the mine. While there Giffen continued to play cricket, including scoring 150* and 150 for
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