Alfred Smith (cricketer, born 1847) explained

Alfred Smith
Country:England
Fullname:Alfred Farrer Smith
Birth Date:7 March 1847
Birth Place:Birstall, Yorkshire, England
Death Place:Ossett, Yorkshire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm roundarm fast-medium
Club1:Yorkshire
Year1:1868–1874
Umpire:true
Fcumpired:134
Umpfcdebutyr:1892
Umpfclastyr:1901
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:29
Runs1:796
Bat Avg1:16.93
100S/50S1:–/3
Top Score1:99
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:10/–
Date:1 February
Year:2024
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/alfred-smith-20826 Cricinfo

Alfred Farrer Smith (7 March 1847  - 6 January 1915) was an English first-class cricketer, who played twenty eight matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1868 to 1874,[1] and one game for the Players of the North in 1874.

Born in Birstall, Yorkshire, England, Smith was a right-handed batsman, who scored 796 runs at 16.93. He never made a first-class century, but came close with an innings of 99 against the Gentlemen of the South. He scored three half centuries in all, including 89 against Nottinghamshire and 51 against Middlesex, and took eleven catches in the field. His right arm fast medium round arm bowling was not called upon in first-class games.

Smith died on January 6, 1915, in Ossett, Yorkshire.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Warner, David . The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook . 2011 . 113th . Great Northern Books . Ilkley, Yorkshire . 978-1-905080-85-4 . 378.