John Spanswick

John Spanswick
Personal information
Full name John George Spanswick
Born (1933-09-30)30 September 1933
Folkestone, Kent, England
Died 15 October 2016(2016-10-15) (aged 83)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1955–56 Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 16
Runs scored 135
Batting average 6.42
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 24
Balls bowled 2,092
Wickets 36
Bowling average 32.63
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/64
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: CricInfo, 5 February 2012

John George Spanswick (30 September 1933 – 15 October 2016) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club in the 1950s. Spanswick was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Folkestone in Kent and was educated at Whitgift School.

Spanswick made his first-class debut for Kent against Middlesex in the 1955 County Championship. He made 15 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Cambridge University in 1956.[1] In his 16 first-class appearances for Kent, he took 36 wickets at an average of 32.63, with best figures of 4/64.[2] He scored a total of 135 runs at an average of 6.42, with a high score of 24.[3]

Spanswick died on 15 October 2016 at the age of 83.[4][5]

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