Country: | England |
Fullname: | John George Spanswick |
Birth Date: | 30 September 1933 |
Birth Place: | Folkestone, Kent, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm medium-fast |
Club1: | Kent |
Year1: | 1955–1956 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 16 |
Runs1: | 135 |
Bat Avg1: | 6.42 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 24 |
Deliveries1: | 2,092 |
Wickets1: | 36 |
Bowl Avg1: | 32.63 |
Fivefor1: | 0 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 4/64 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 7/– |
Date: | 5 February |
Year: | 2012 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20941.html CricInfo |
John George Spanswick (30 September 1933 – 15 October 2016) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club in the 1950s.[1] Spanswick was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Folkestone in Kent and was educated at Whitgift School.
Spanswick made his first-class debut for Kent against Middlesex in the 1955 County Championship. He made 15 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Cambridge University in 1956.[2] In his 16 first-class appearances for Kent, he took 36 wickets at an average of 32.63, with best figures of 4/64.[3] He scored a total of 135 runs at an average of 6.42, with a high score of 24.[4]
Spanswick died on 15 October 2016 at the age of 83.[5] [6]