Full Name

Spencer Allen Block

Born

July 15, 1908, Esher, Surrey

Died

October 07, 1979, Meadle, Buckinghamshire, (aged 71y 84d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Typical of the allround games-player of pre-war years was Spencer Allen Block, who has died at the age of 71. A reserve half-back for England, a hockey international, fine golfer and an adept tennis player, he will be remembered in cricket as a Cambridge Blue in 1929, during which season he hit 108 against Sussex, and an occasional player for Surrey, for whom his best innings were 117 against Leicestershire in 1931 (199 in 155 minutes in partnership with Sandham) and 91 (in 50 minutes) against Middlesex, both at The Oval. He toured Egypt with H. M. Martineau's XI in 1929, and but for business this tall, powerful man might have made a considerable mark on the game.
Wisden Cricket Monthly

Spencer Block Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC58934248811727.95219330

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIAveEconSR5w10w
FC58604021/020.004.0030.000

Recent Matches of Spencer Block

MatchBatDateGroundFormat
F Foresters vs Cambridge U62 & 008-Jun-1935CambridgeFC
M.C.C. vs Oxford Uni0 & 205-Jul-1933Lord'sFC
M.C.C. vs Cambridge U44 & 1701-Jul-1933Lord'sFC
F Foresters vs Cambridge U22 & 2310-Jun-1933CambridgeFC

Debut/Last Matches of Spencer Block

FC Matches

Span
1928 - 1948