Archibald Spooner

Archibald Franklin Spooner (1886–1965) was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played for Lancashire between 1906 and 1909. His brother Reginald played Test cricket for England.

Archibald Spooner

Personal information
Full name	Archibald Franklin Spooner
Born	(1886-05-21)21 May 1886 Litherland, Lancashire, England
Died	11 January 1965(1965-01-11) (aged 78) Dartmouth, Devon, England
Batting	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

Biography

Born on 21 May 1886 in Litherland, near 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, he played two County Championship matches for Lancashire that month, against Somerset and Sussex.

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 on 11 January 1965.