John Spencer (cricketer, born 1949)
For the Wiltshire cricketer, see John Spencer (cricketer, born 1954).
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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
- ↑ Wisden 1972, pp. 303-304.