William Smith-Masters

William Smith-Masters
Personal information
Full name William Allan Smith-Masters
Born (1850-03-13)13 March 1850
Humber, Herefordshire, England
Died 27 August 1937(1937-08-27) (aged 87)
Meopham, Kent, England
Nickname William Allan Cowburn
Relations Allan Cowburn (father)
Fleetwood Edwards (brother-in-law)
Spencer Gore (brother-in-law)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1875 Kent
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 1
Runs scored 7
Batting average 7.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 7
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 December 2010

William Allan Smith-Masters born William Allan Cowburn (13 March 1850 – 27 August 1937) was an English cricketer. Smith-Masters batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born in Humber, Herefordshire.

Smith-Masters made a single first-class appearance for Kent in 1875 against Hampshire at the Winchester College Ground, Winchester.[1] In his only first-class innings, Smith-Masters scored 7 runs.[2]

He died in Meopham, Kent on 27 August 1937.

Family

Smith-Masters had a distinguished extended family. His brother-in-law, Spencer Gore, played first-class cricket for Surrey, as well as being the first champion of the Wimbledon Championships. His other brother-in-law, Fleetwood Edwards, was Keeper of the Privy Purse to Queen Victoria. He too played first-class cricket, in one match for I Zingari. His father, Allan Cowburn, played first-class cricket for Oxford University.

References

  1. ↑ First-Class Matches played by William Smith-Masters
  2. ↑ First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Smith-Masters
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