Douglas Spiro

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]