Archibald Spooner

Archibald Spooner

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Archibald Spooner
country = England
fullname = Archibald Franklin Spooner
dayofbirth = 21
monthofbirth = 5
yearofbirth = 1886
placeofbirth = Litherland, Lancashire
countryofbirth = England
dayofdeath = 11
monthofdeath = 1
yearofdeath = 1965
placeofdeath = Dartmouth, Devon
countryofdeath = England
batting = Right-handed
club1 = Lancashire
year1 = 1906-1909
type1 = First-class
debutdate1 = 16 July
debutyear1 = 1906
debutfor1 = Lancashire
debutagainst1 = Somerset
lastdate1 = 27 May
lastyear1 = 1909
lastfor1 = Lancashire
lastagainst1 = Essex
deliveries = balls
columns = 1
column1 = First-class
matches1 = 18
runs1 = 500
bat avg1 = 15.62
100s/50s1 = 0/1
top score1 = 83
deliveries1 = 0
wickets1 = -
bowl avg1 = -
fivefor1 = -
tenfor1 = -
best bowling1 = -
catches/stumpings1 = 8/0
date = 29 December
year = 2007
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/32/32966/32966.html CricketArchive

Archibald Franklin Spooner (21 May 1886 – 11 January 1965) was an English cricketer. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20965.html Cricinfo profile] ] A right-handed batsman, he played for Lancashire between 1906 and 1909. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/32/32966/32966.html CricketArchive profile] ] His brother Reginald played Test cricket for England. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/0/283/283.html Reggie Spooner] at CricketArchive]

Biography

Born in Litherland, Liverpool, Lancashire in 1886, 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, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/32/32966/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Archibald Spooner] at CricketArchive] he played two County Championship matches for Lancashire that month, against Somerset and Sussex. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/32/32966/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Archibald Spooner] at CricketArchive]

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. He played for the Federated Malay States against the Straits Settlements in 1911. He died in Devon in 1965.

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