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| Full name | Richard Thompson Spooner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 December 1919 Thornaby-on-Tees, North Riding, Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 December 1997 (aged 77) Torquay, Devon, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper-batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Thompson Spooner (30 December 1919 – 20 December 1997) was an English cricketer who played for Warwickshire and England.
A latecomer who did not play first-class cricket until he was 28, Spooner was a quick-witted left-handed batsman who could open the innings or bat further down the order, and a reliable wicket-keeper whose opportunities at Test level were limited because he was an exact contemporary of Godfrey Evans.[1]