| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Archibald Franklin Spooner | |||
| Born | 21 May 1886 Litherland, Lancashire, England |
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| Died | 11 January 1965 (aged 78) Dartmouth, Devon, England |
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| 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 | ||||
| Competition | 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 | |||
| Source: CricketArchive, 29 December 2007 | ||||
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]
Born in Litherland, near Liverpool, 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]