Terry Spencer began playing for club side, Leicester Veronique, and was summoned to Grace Road, where Geary helped tune his action.
He took as many as 80 wickets in his debut season, albeit at fairly high cost, and was selected for the 1953 Test Trial, in which he bowled Peter May, Denis Compton, Reg Simpson and Trevor Bailey.
[4] Unusual in being able to play fairly regularly during his National Service served at nearby Glen Parva,[4] Spencer became a stalwart in a usually weak side.
His finest hour was in 1954, in the tied Championship match against Yorkshire at Huddersfield, Spencer captured his career best 9/63 in the second innings with what Wisden called "grand swing bowling".
He managed Leicestershire‘a 2nd XI and under-25 teams, playing a role in the development of David Gower, Nigel Briers and James Whitaker, before deciding to become an umpire.