| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | George Smith |
| Birth Date: | 17 December 1844 |
| Birth Place: | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Death Place: | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Family: | John Smith (brother) |
| Heightft: | 5 |
| Heightinch: | 9[1] |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm roundarm fast |
| Club1: | Cambridgeshire |
| Year1: | 1868 - 1871 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 4 |
| Runs1: | 23 |
| Bat Avg1: | 3.28 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 7 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,096 |
| Wickets1: | 23 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 16.69 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/32 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
| Date: | 10 April |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20857.html Cricinfo |
George Smith (17 December 1844 — 22 September 1876) was an English first-class cricketer and umpire.
Smith was born at Cambridge in December 1844. He was engaged as a right-arm roundarm fast bowler at Fenner's from 1867,[1] with Smith making his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridgeshire against Kent at Fenner's the following year, with Smith also featuring in the return fixture at Gravesend.[2] It was in the return fixture that he took his career-best bowling figures of 6 for 32.[3] He made two further first-class appearances for Cambridgeshire, against Yorkshire at Hunslet in 1869 and Surrey at The Oval in 1871.[2] He was described by Fred Lillywhite as "an average field and bat" and "a good and fast round-armed bowler".[1] As a bowler he claimed 23 wickets in first-class cricket, at an average of 16.69; he was an economical bowler, with 112 maiden overs from 274 bowled.[4] Aside from his connection with Cambridgeshire cricket, Smith was also engaged as a cricketer at Althorp by Earl Spencer in summer 1868, and at Cassiobury Park in 1870 and 1871.[1] In addition to his career as a player, Smith also stood as an umpire in six first-class matches between 1868 and 1872.[5] He was forced to give up cricket through illness in 1873. Away from cricket, Smith worked as a carpenter. His health continued to deteriorate, leading to his death at Cambridge in September 1876 from a complication of disorders.[1] His brother, John, was also a first-class cricketer.