John_Smith_(cricketer,_born_1924)

John Smith (cricketer, born 1924)

John Smith (cricketer, born 1924)

English cricketer

John Westwood Rowley Smith (28 July 1924 – 12 December 1991) was an English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Clarendon Park, Leicestershire.

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Smith made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against the touring West Indians in 1950. He made two further first-class appearances for Leicestershire, against Nottinghamshire in the 1950 County Championship, and Oxford University in 1955.[1] He scored 5 runs in his three first-class appearances, while behind the stumps he took a single catch and made a single stumping.[2]

He died at Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire on 12 December 1991.

References

  1. [1]
    "First-Class Matches played by John Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  2. [2]
    "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
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