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Denis Compton
Personal information
Full name	Denis Charles Scott Compton
Date of birth	23 May 1918
Place of birth	Hendon, Middlesex, England
Date of death	23 April 1997 (aged 78)
Place of death	Windsor, Berkshire, England
Position(s)	Striker (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1936–1950	Arsenal
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Denis Compton
	Compton in about 1936
Personal information
Full name	Denis Charles Scott Compton
Born	23 May 1918; Hendon, Middlesex, England
Died	23 April 1997 (aged 78); Windsor, Berkshire, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left arm unorthodox spin
Relations	Leslie Compton (brother); Richard Compton (son); Patrick Compton (son); Ben Compton (grandson) ; Nick Compton (grandson) Charlotte Compton (daughter) Victoria Compton (daughter)
International information
National side	England;
Test debut (cap 297)	14 August 1937 v New Zealand
Last Test	5 March 1957 v South Africa
Domestic team information
1936–1964	Marylebone Cricket Club
1936–1958	Middlesex
1944/45–1945/46	Europeans
1944/45	Holkar
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo, 15 August 2022

Denis Compton (23 May 1918 in Hendon, Middlesex – 23 April 1997 in Windsor, Berkshire) was an English cricketer^[1] and football player. He played cricket for the England cricket team and football for Arsenal.^[2]

References

↑ "Denis Compton". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
↑ Arsenal Media Group. "Denis Compton". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

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