Colin Milner Smith Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Colin Milner Smith
Birth Date:1936 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Mottingham, Kent, England
Death Place:Teddington, London, England
Family:Martin Milner Smith (brother)
Batting:Right-handed
Role:Wicket-keeper
Club1:Oxford University
Year1:1958
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:16
Bat Avg1:8.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:12
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:1/1
Date:14 July
Year:2020
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/20840.html Cricinfo

Colin Milner Smith (2 November 1936  - 10 July 2020) was an English judge and first-class cricketer.[1]

The son of Alan Milner Smith and Vera Ivy (née Cannon), he was born at Mottingham in November 1936. He was educated at Tonbridge School and spent two years in National Service with the Royal Marines before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford.[2]

While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket as a wicket-keeper for Oxford University against Sussex at Oxford in 1958.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 12 runs by Ted James in the Oxford first innings, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by the same bowler.[4] He continued to play cricket past the age of 70, representing teams such as Old Tonbridgians, Yellowhammers, Band of Brothers, Limpsfield CC.[5] His younger brother, Martin Milner Smith, was also a first-class cricketer.[6] [7]

After graduating from Oxford, Smith attended University of Chicago Law School.[8] He was called to the bar as a barrister with Gray's Inn in 1962,[9] and was appointed Queen's Counsel in April 1985, working in commercial law. He served as a circuit judge from 1991 to 2009 on the South Eastern Circuit.[2] [10] [11] Smith also published a number of books on laws surrounding gambling in the United Kingdom.[12]

He married Moira Braybrooke in 1979 and they had two children. He died on 10 July 2020 at the age of 83.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Booth, Lawrence . 2021 . Wisden Cricketers' Almanack . 285 . Bloomsbury USA . 9781472975478.
  2. 2019-12-01 . Smith, His Honour Colin Milner . . 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U35286 . 978-0-19-954089-1 . 2020-07-14 . subscription.
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Colin Smith . CricketArchive . 2020-07-14 . subscription.
  4. Web site: Oxford University v Sussex, 1958 . CricketArchive . 2020-07-14 . subscription.
  5. News: 21 July 2020 . Deaths. 55 . The Times.
  6. Web site: Martin Smith . 2020-07-23 . CricketArchive. subscription.
  7. News: 29 April 2017 . Dr Martin Smith - Consultant physician renowned as a formidable cricket and rackets player. 70 . The Times.
  8. Web site: Colin Milner Smith, QC, obituary . The Times . 26 August 2020 . 26 August 2020 . registration .
  9. Book: The Law Times . 1963 . Office of The Law times . 14 . 234 . en.
  10. Book: Graya: A Magazine for Members of Gray's Inn . 1993 . Gray's Inn . 100 . 95 . en.
  11. News: 15 May 1991 . Appointments . The Times. Latest appointments include: Mr Francis David Owen, Mr Colin Milner Smith, QC, and Mr Michael Dean, QC, to be circuit judges. Mr Smith is assigned to the South Eastern Circuit....
  12. Web site: Smith, Colin Milner . www.worldcat.org . 2020-07-14.