Karl Reuben Spiring (born 13 November 1974 in Southport) is a retired English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He played with Worcestershire from 1993 to 2000, and played one match for the England Under-19s in 1994.

Spiring was educated at Monmouth School.[1] He studied at Durham University for one year, opting to leave in order to play cricket full time for Worcestershire.[2] Spiring also played in the final of the Tetley Bitter Festival Trophy in 1996. He was awarded the NBC Denis Compton Award in 1997.

Reuben's father, Peter Spiring was a professional footballer for Bristol City, Liverpool, Luton Town and Hereford United.

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  1. ^ Frindall, Bill, ed. (1996). NatWest Playfair Cricket Annual 1996. London: Headline. p. 105. ISBN 0747252262.
  2. ^ Llewellyn, David (11 August 1996). "Extra Cover". The Independent. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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