| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Douglas Gray Spiro |
| Birth Date: | 21 December 1863 |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Death Place: | Westminster, London, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Cambridge University |
| Year1: | 1883 - 1885 |
| Club2: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year2: | 1883 - 1890 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 12 |
| Runs1: | 207 |
| Bat Avg1: | 10.35 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 47 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
| Date: | 13 December |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/douglas-spiro-20964 Cricinfo |
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]