Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Denis Charles Scott Compton CBE ( 23 May 1918 in Hendon , Middlesex â `` 23 April 1997 in Windsor , Berkshire ) was an English cricketer who played in 78 Test matches , and a footballer .
Simplified: Denis Compton ( 23 May 1918 in Hendon , Middlesex â `` 23 April 1997 in Windsor , Berkshire ) was a former English football player .