Archibald Spooner

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Archibald Spooner
England
Personal information
Full name	Archibald Franklin Spooner
Born	21 May 1886(1886-05-21)
	Litherland, Lancashire, England
Died	11 January 1965 (aged 78)
	Dartmouth, Devon, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1906-1909	Lancashire
First-class debut	16 July 1906: Lancashire v Somerset
Last First-class	27 May 1909: Lancashire v Essex
Career statistics
	First-class
Matches	18
Runs scored	500
Batting average	15.62
100s/50s	0/1
Top score	83
Balls bowled	0
Wickets	-
Bowling average	-
5 wickets in innings	-
10 wickets in match	-
Best bowling	-
Catches/stumpings	8/0
As of 29 December 2007 Source: CricketArchive

Archibald Franklin Spooner (21 May 1886 – 11 January 1965) was an English cricketer.^[1] A right-handed batsman, he played for Lancashire between 1906 and 1909.^[2] His brother Reginald played Test cricket for England.^[3]

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Born in Litherland, Lancashire in 1886,^[2] Spooner played twice for the Lancashire Second XI in 1902, and twice for Liverpool and District in 1904, against Cambridge University and South Africa. After a second match for Liverpool and District against Cambridge University in July 1906,^[4] he played two County Championship matches for Lancashire that month, against Somerset and Sussex.^[5]

He did not play for Lancashire in 1907, but played a fuller season in 1908, playing 15 County Championship matches. He played a final time for Lancashire in 1909, against Essex.^[5] He played for the Federated Malay States against the Straits Settlements in 1911.^[4] He died in Devon in 1965.^[2]

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