Don Spencer (cricketer)

Personal information
Full name	Walter Gordon Spencer
Born	2 August 1912(1912-08-02) Chingford, Essex, England
Died	20 July 1971(1971-07-20) (aged 58) Chelmsford, Essex, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1938–1948	Essex
Career statistics
Competition	First-class
Matches	3
Runs scored	52
Batting average	13.00
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	25
Balls bowled	18
Wickets	1
Bowling average	8.00
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	1/8
Catches/stumpings	–/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 October 2011

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 deubt 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.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "First-Class Matches played by Don Spencer". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5304/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 26 October 2011. 
2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Don Spencer". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5304/f_Batting_by_Season.html. Retrieved 26 October 2011. 
3. ^ "Essex v Middlesex, 1948 County Championship". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/18/18519.html. Retrieved 26 October 2011. 

External links

• Don Spencer at ESPNcricinfo
• Don Spencer at CricketArchive

Persondata
Name	Spencer, Don
Alternative names
Short description	Cricketer
Date of birth	2 August 1912
Place of birth	Chingford, Essex, England
Date of death	20 July 1971
Place of death	Chelmsford, Essex, England