John Spanswick Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wisden Obituaries, 2016. 20 February 2018. Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by John Spanswick. CricketArchive. 5 February 2012.
  3. Web site: First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Spanswick. CricketArchive. 5 February 2012.
  4. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team John Spanswick. CricketArchive. 5 February 2012.
  5. http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/announcements/deaths/deaths/14809940.John_George_Spanswick/ John George Spanswick
  6. Web site: John Spanswick . 31 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170622192424/http://www.thepca.co.uk/obituaries.html#JOHN%20SPANSWICK . 22 June 2017 . dead .