A right-arm fast-medium bowler and lower-order right-hand bat, Spencer played for Lancashire, Glamorgan and Wales in 43 matches between 1914 and 1925.
Spencer played Lancashire League cricket for local club Lowerhouse before joining the Lancashire county team in 1913.
[3] The First World War then interrupted Spencer's career, and he returned to first-class cricket only in 1923, playing for Glamorgan and Wales.
He played 39 matches for Glamorgan, taking 101 wickets at 22.47 including a best of 7/33.
[1] He then returned to the Lancashire League and Lowerhouse, playing as well at Bacup and Colne, until 1937.