Country: | England |
Fullname: | Arthur Smith |
Birth Date: | 17 March 1872 |
Birth Place: | Barlestone, Leicestershire, England |
Death Place: | Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm fast |
Club1: | Leicestershire |
Year1: | 1890 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 4 |
Runs1: | 16 |
Bat Avg1: | 2.66 |
100S/50S1: | - / - |
Top Score1: | 9 |
Deliveries1: | 313 |
Wickets1: | 5 |
Bowl Avg1: | 27.00 |
Fivefor1: | - |
Tenfor1: | - |
Best Bowling1: | 3/40 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | - / - |
Date: | 28 February |
Year: | 2012 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20829.html Cricinfo |
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.