Background
He was born at Chingford, Essex.
He was born at Chingford, Essex.
Spencer was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. Spencer made his first-class deubt for Essex against Somerset in the 1938 County Championship. He made a further first-class appearance that season against Middlesex.
He scored a total of 27 runs in these two matches at an average of 9.00, with a high score of 10.
Following World World War II, Spencer returned to Essex to play a single first-class match in 1948 against Middlesex. 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. He died on 20 July 1971 at Chelmsford, Essex.