| Frank Smith | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Frank Ernest Smith |
| Birth Date: | 13 May 1872 |
| Birth Place: | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Death Place: | Sedbergh, Yorkshire |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Left-arm orthodox spin |
| Club1: | Surrey |
| Year1: | 1893–1908 |
| Club2: | London County |
| Year2: | 1901–1902 |
| Club3: | Transvaal |
| Year3: | 1906–1907 |
| Umpire: | true |
| Testsumpired: | 5 |
| Umptestdebutyr: | 1902 |
| Umptestlastyr: | 1910 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 68 |
| Runs1: | 578 |
| Bat Avg1: | 9.79 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 45 |
| Deliveries1: | 10,358 |
| Wickets1: | 194 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 20.36 |
| Fivefor1: | 9 |
| Tenfor1: | 3 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/12 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 31/– |
| Date: | 21 September |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20244.html CricInfo |
Frank Ernest Smith (13 May 1872 – 3 December 1943) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1893 and 1908. He played 68 games and later umpired.
He was born at Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.
As a player, Smith played for Surrey County Cricket Club as part of the County Championship-winning sides of 1893 and 1895 and was awarded his county cap in 1894.[1] His best season was in 1894 when he took 95 wickets with his "rather slow" left-handed deliveries. He made 11 appearances for the short-lived London County between 1901 and 1902 and played once for Transvaal in 1907, spending many years coaching in South Africa during the English off-season.[2] As an umpire, he stood in five Test matches between 1902 and 1910, all in South Africa.
After playing Smith coached at Sedbergh School in Yorkshire. He died at Sedbergh in 1943 aged 71.[3]