Graham Smith (Leicestershire cricketer) explained

Graham Smith
Fullname:Graham Stuart Smith
Birth Date:4 July 1923
Birth Place:Leicester, Leicestershire,
England
Death Place:Cosby, Leicestershire,
England
Batting:Right-handed
Club1:Leicestershire
Year1:1949
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:29
Bat Avg1:14.50
100S/50S1: - / -
Top Score1:22
Deliveries1: -
Wickets1: -
Bowl Avg1: -
Fivefor1: -
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1: -
Catches/Stumpings1: - / -
Date:29 February
Year:2012
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20860.html Cricinfo

Graham Stuart Smith (4 July 1923  - 3 April 1997) was an English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Leicester, Leicestershire.

Smith made a single first-class appearance for Leicestershire against Northamptonshire at the County Cricket Ground, Northampton, in the 1949 County Championship.[1] Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat, scoring 239 runs in their first-innings. In response, Leicestershire made 264 runs in their first-innings, with Smith scoring 22 runs in it, before being dismissed by Gordon Brice. Northamptonshire had an improved batting display in their second-innings, declaring on 350/5. This left Leicestershire with a target of 326 for victory, in their second-innings chase they made 271/7 before the match was declared a draw. Smith scored 7 runs in this innings, before being dismissed by Bill Barron.[2] This was his only major appearance for Leicestershire.

He died at Cosby, Leicestershire, on 3 April 1997.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Graham Smith. CricketArchive. 29 February 2012.
  2. Web site: Northamptonshire v Leicestershire, 1949 County Championship. CricketArchive. 29 February 2012.