Douglas Spiro
Personal information
Full name
Douglas Gray Spiro
Born21 December 1863
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died16 January 1935(1935-01-16) (aged 71)
Westminster, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1883–1885Cambridge University
1883–1890Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 12
Runs scored 207
Batting average 10.35
100s/50s –/–
Top score 47
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 December 2022

Douglas Gray Spiro (21 December 1863 – 16 January 1935) was an Australian-born English cricketer who played in 12 first-class matches for Cambridge University and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) between 1883 and 1890.[1] He was born in Melbourne and died in Westminster, London.

Though Spiro was born in Australia, his father is noted in the Cambridge alumni directory as "Ferdinand" of Brighton.[2] Spiro was educated at Harrow School and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, though after 1885 he transferred to Downing College, Cambridge.[2] He played cricket for Harrow and appeared in the Eton v Harrow match at Lord's in both 1881 and 1882.[1] As a cricketer, he played as a right-handed middle-order batsman; he also bowled right-arm medium-pace, though he did not bowl in first-class cricket.[1] He was successful as a batsman only occasionally. In 1883, playing for MCC, he made 47 against Derbyshire.[3] The following year, he made the same score again, this time for MCC against the Cambridge University side.[4] That innings propelled him into the Cambridge side for the 1884 University Match against Oxford University, but he was not successful, making scores of 10 and 0.[5]

On leaving Cambridge University, Spiro became a "mining agent" and was described as "of Maidenhead".[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Douglas Spiro". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 J. Venn and J. A. Venn. "Alumni Cantabrigienses: Douglas Gray Spiro". www.archive.org/Cambridge University Press. p. 608. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Derbyshire v Marylebone Cricket Club". www.cricketarchive.com. 9 July 1883. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Cambridge University". www.cricketarchive.com. 23 June 1884. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Oxford University v Cambridge University". www.cricketarchive.com. 30 June 1884. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
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