Country: | England |
Fullname: | Walter Gordon Spencer |
Birth Date: | 2 August 1912 |
Birth Place: | Chingford, Essex, England |
Death Place: | Chelmsford, Essex, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Club1: | Essex |
Year1: | 1938 - 1948 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 3 |
Runs1: | 52 |
Bat Avg1: | 13.00 |
100S/50S1: | - / - |
Top Score1: | 25 |
Deliveries1: | 18 |
Wickets1: | 1 |
Bowl Avg1: | 8.00 |
Fivefor1: | - |
Tenfor1: | - |
Best Bowling1: | 1/8 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | - / - |
Date: | 26 October |
Year: | 2011 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20306.html Cricinfo |
Walter Gordon "Don" Spencer (2 August 1912 - 20 July 1971) was an English cricketer. Spencer was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Chingford, Essex.
Spencer made his first-class debut for Essex against Somerset in the 1938 County Championship. He made a further first-class appearance that season against Middlesex.[1] He scored a total of 27 runs in these two matches at an average of 9.00, with a high score of 10.[2] Following World War II, Spencer returned to Essex to play a single first-class match in 1948 against Middlesex.[1] In this match, he scored 25 runs in Essex's first-innings before being dismissed by Denis Compton. He took his only first-class wicket in Middlesex's second-innings when he dismissed Sydney Brown.[3]
He died on 20 July 1971 at Chelmsford, Essex.