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| Full name | Walter Gordon Spencer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 August 1912 Chingford, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 July 1971 (aged 58) Chelmsford, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938–1948 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 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.