Archibald Spooner

For the namesake of spoonerisms, see William Archibald Spooner.

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]

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,^[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]