Batting style Right-handed Name Orlando Spencer-Smith 1866 Oxford University | 1866 Hampshire Bowling style Right-arm slow Role Cricket Player | |
Born 17 December 1843 ( 1843-12-17 ) Brooklands, Fareham, Hampshire, England Relations Joshua Spencer-Smith (Twin brother) Died November 23, 1920, Swanwick, United Kingdom | ||
Orlando Spencer-Smith (17 December 1843 – 23 November 1920) was an English cricketer. Spencer-Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow.
Educated at Eton College and Oriel College, Oxford, Spencer-Smith made his first-class debut in 1866 for Oxford University against the Gentlemen of England, making 71 on debut. Spencer-Smith represented the University in six first-class matches, the last of which came against Surrey in the same year. Spencer-Smith's highest first-class score of 98 came against Southgate Cricket Club. He played in the 1866 University Match against Cambridge University.
In the same year Spencer-Smith also represented Hampshire in a single first-class match against the Marylebone Cricket Club.
Spencer-Smith became a Church of England vicar and died in Swanwick, Hampshire on 23 November 1920.
Family
Spencer-Smith's twin brother, Joshua Spencer-Smith, represented Hampshire in a single first-class match in 1864.