Arthur Smith (cricketer, born 1872)

Arthur Smith

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Smith
Born	17 March 1872 Barlestone, Leicestershire, England
Died	3 October 1952 (aged 80) Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1890	Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 16 Batting average 2.66 100s/50s –/– Top score 9 Balls bowled 313 Wickets 5 Bowling average 27.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 3/40 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 February 2012

Arthur Smith (17 March 1872 – 3 October 1952) was an English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Barlestone, Leicestershire.

Smith made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Yorkshire at Headingley in the 1897 County Championship. He made two further first-class appearances in that season against Lancashire and the Marylebone Cricket Club, while his fourth and final first-class appearance came in the 1901 County Championship against Derbyshire.^[1] Smith's main role was as a bowler, in his four first-class matches he took 5 wickets at an expensive average of 27.00, with best figures of 3/40.^[2] With the bat, he scored 16 runs at a batting average of 2.66, with a high score of 9.^[3]

He died at Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, on 3 October 1952.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
2. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Arthur Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Arthur Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2012.

External links

• Arthur Smith at ESPNcricinfo
• Arthur Smith at CricketArchive