John Spencer (cricketer, born 1949)

For the Wiltshire cricketer, see John Spencer (cricketer, born 1954).
John Spencer
Cricket information
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Bowling style Right-arm medium
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 215 192
Runs scored 2787 454
Batting average 13.52 8.90
100s/50s 0/6 -/-
Top score 79 35
Balls bowled 34322 9262
Wickets 554 228
Bowling average 26.39 23.33
5 wickets in innings 21 -
10 wickets in match 1 N/A
Best bowling 6-19 4-16
Catches/stumpings 75/- 42/-
Source: CricketArchive

John Spencer (born 6 October 1949 in Brighton) is a former English first-class cricketer. A fast bowler, he played for Cambridge University and Sussex and was named the Sussex Cricket Society's Player of the Year in 1975.

He played for Sussex from 1969 to 1980, and for Cambridge University from 1970 to 1972, taking 554 wickets at 26.39.

His most successful match was for Cambridge University against the Pakistanis in 1971, when he took 6 for 40 and 5 for 58 to help the university to a 10-wicket victory, its first win against a touring side since 1927.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Wisden 1972, pp. 303-304.

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