Fred Smith (South African cricketer) explained

Fred Smith
Birth Date:31 March 1861
Birth Place:Uitenhage, Cape Colony
Death Place:Johannesburg, Transvaal
Batting:Right-handed
Columns:2
Column1:Test
Matches1:3
Runs1:45
Bat Avg1:9.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:12
Deliveries1:
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:2/–
Column2:First-class
Matches2:5
Runs2:140
Bat Avg2:15.55
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:43
Deliveries2:355
Wickets2:3
Bowl Avg2:44.33
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:2/73
Catches/Stumpings2:2/–
International:true
Country:South Africa
Testdebutagainst:England
Testdebutdate:12 March
Testdebutyear:1889
Testcap:8
Lasttestdate:2 March
Lasttestagainst:England
Lasttestyear:1896
Source:http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/47206.html Cricinfo
Date:13 November
Year:2022

Frederick William Smith (31 March 1861 – 17 April 1914) was a South African cricketer who played in three Test matches from 1889 to 1896.

Fred Smith was the second child and eldest son of the six children of John and Primrose Smith, who were farmers. In 1871 the family moved to Bloemfontein, where John worked as a clerk. Fred married Maria Campbell in May 1888.[1]

Smith captained both Kimberley and Transvaal and was instrumental in the formation of the Transvaal Cricket Union. He also won many trophies as a sprinter. He was a quick-scoring batsman and a wicket-keeper, as well as an occasional bowler. He was a successful batsman for Kimberley in minor cricket in the late 1880s, and was selected to play in South Africa's first Test, against England in 1888–89.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Schulze. Heinrich. Frederick William Smith: The Final Chapter. The Cricket Statistician. 1998. 106. 28–32. 21 April 2017. 22 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170422050247/http://stats.acscricket.com/journals/106/#/30. dead.
  2. Schulze. Heinrich. Frederick William Smith: File Closed. The Cricket Statistician. 1998. 104. 11–16. 18 February 2017. 19 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170219022725/http://stats.acscricket.com/journals/104/#/12/. dead.