Arthur Smith (cricketer, born 1851)

Arthur Smith
Personal information
Full name Arthur Smith
Born (1851-05-28)28 May 1851
Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England
Died 8 March 1923(1923-03-08) (aged 71)
Amberley, Sussex, England
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Left-arm roundarm slow-medium
Relations Charles Smith (brother)
Charles Smith (nephew)
Alfred Smith (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1874–1880 Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 19
Runs scored 94
Batting average 4.27
100s/50s –/–
Top score 13
Balls bowled 2,830
Wickets 61
Bowling average 17.80
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 7/47
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 February 2012

Arthur Smith (28 May 1851 – 8 March 1923) was an English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm roundarm slow-medium. He was born at Hurstpierpoint, Sussex.

Smith made his first-class debut for Sussex against Yorkshire in 1874 at the County Ground, Hove. He made eighteen further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Surrey in 1880.[1] Smith's role in a team was a bowler, in his nineteen first-class matches for Sussex he took 61 wickets at an average of 17.80, with best figures of 7/47.[2] These figures were one of three five wicket hauls he took and came against Surrey in 1876, a match in which he also took figures of 5/77 to claim his only haul of ten wickets in a match.[3] With the bat, he scored 94 runs at an average of 4.27, with a high score of 13.[4]

He died at Amberley, Sussex, on 8 March 1923. His brother, Charles, and nephew, also called Charles, played first-class cricket, as did his uncle Alfred Smith.

References

  1. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Arthur Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. ↑ "Sussex v Surrey, 1876". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012. (Subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Arthur Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012. (Subscription required (help)).
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