Charles Spencer (cricketer)
Charles Richard Spencer (21 June 1903 – 29 September 1941) was a Welsh cricketer. Spencer was a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He was born at Llandough, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan.
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| Full name | Charles Richard Spencer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 June 1903 Llandough, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 September 1941 (aged 38) Havant, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1925 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923–1924 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 June 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
While at Magdalen College, Oxford, Spencer made his first-class debut playing for Oxford University in 1923 against the touring West Indians. During that same season he played for the University against HDG Leveson-Gower's XI. His final appearance for the University came in 1924 against Middlesex.[1]
Spencer also represented Glamorgan in a single first-class match in 1925 against HDG Leveson-Gower's XI at St. Helen's. In his first-class career he scored 46 runs at a batting average of 11.50, with a high score of 17. Behind the stumps he took 1 catch and made 1 stumping.[2]
Following his brief cricketing career, he went on to teach at Stowe School, Buckinghamshire. Spencer died at Havant, Hampshire, on 29 September 1941 while serving with the Royal Marines.[3]
References
External links
- Charles Spencer at Cricinfo
- Charles Spencer at CricketArchive
