Edwin Smith (cricketer, born 1848)

Edwin Smith
Personal information
Full name Edwin George Smith
Born (1848-08-29)29 August 1848
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Died 5 April 1880(1880-04-05) (aged 31)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
18751876 Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 26
Batting average 8.66
100s/50s /
Top score 14
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings /
Source: Cricinfo, 9 November 2011

Edwin George Smith (29 August 1848 5 April 1880) was an English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

Smith made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Nottinghamshire in 1875. In this match, he scored 12 runs in Gloucestershire's first-innings, before being dismissed by William Clarke, with the match ending in a draw.[1] The following season he made his second and final first-class appearance for the county, against Yorkshire.[2] In this match, he scored 14 runs in Gloucestershire's first-innings, before being dismissed by Tom Armitage, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for a duck by Robert Clayton.[3]

He died at the town of his birth on 5 April 1880.

References

  1. "Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire, 1875". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Edwin Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  3. "Yorkshire v Gloucestershire, 1876". Retrieved 9 November 2011.

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