Archibald Spooner
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| Full name | Archibald Franklin Spooner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 May 1886 Litherland, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 January 1965 (aged 78) Dartmouth, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1906–1909 | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 16 July 1906 Lancashire v Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 27 May 1909 Lancashire v Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 29 December 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Archibald Franklin Spooner (1886–1965) 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]
Biography
[edit]Born on 21 May 1886 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 on 11 January 1965.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Cricinfo profile
- ^ a b c CricketArchive profile
- ^ Reggie Spooner at CricketArchive
- ^ a b Other matches played by Archibald Spooner at CricketArchive
- ^ a b First-class matches played by Archibald Spooner at CricketArchive