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.

Not to be confused with Terry Spencer.

Charles Spencer
Personal information
Full name
Charles Richard Spencer
Born(1903-06-21)21 June 1903
Llandough, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Died29 September 1941(1941-09-29) (aged 38)
Havant, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicketkeeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1925Glamorgan
1923–1924Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 4
Runs scored 46
Batting average 11.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 17
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 1/1
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 as Captain with the Royal Marines.[3][4] He was found shot in the head on a footpath with his service revolver next to him.[5] He was buried at Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport.[4]

References
  1. First-Class Matches played by Charles Spencer
  2. First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Spencer
  3. Brief profile of Charles Spencer
  4. "CWGC Casualty Record, Charles Richard Spencer". CWGC. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  5. "Death Mystery of a Captain". The Daily Telegraph. 30 September 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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