Archibald Franklin Spooner (21 May 1886 – 11 January 1965) was an English cricket

Cricket

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er. A right-handed batsman, he played for Lancashire

Lancashire County Cricket Club

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 between 1906 and 1909. His brother Reginald

Reggie Spooner

Reginald Herbert Spooner was a cricketer who played for Lancashire and England. He also played Rugby Union for England.- Biography :...

 played Test cricket

Test cricket

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 for England.

Biography

Born in Litherland

Litherland

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, near Liverpool

Liverpool

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, Lancashire

Lancashire

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 in 1886, Spooner played twice for the Lancashire Second XI in 1902, and twice for Liverpool and District in 1904, against Cambridge University

Cambridge University Cricket Club

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 and South Africa. After a second match for Liverpool and District against Cambridge University in July 1906, he played two County Championship

County Championship

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 matches for Lancashire that month, against Somerset

Somerset County Cricket Club

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 and Sussex

Sussex County Cricket Club

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.

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

Essex County Cricket Club

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. He played for the Federated Malay States

Federated Malay States cricket team

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 against the Straits Settlements

Straits Settlements cricket team

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 in 1911. He died in Devon

Devon

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in 1965.