Hugh Smith (cricketer) explained

Country:England
Fullname:Hugh Purefoy Smith
Birth Date:16 October 1856
Birth Place:Lasham, Hampshire, England
Death Place:Brighton, Sussex, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Club1:Sussex
Year1:1878
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:10
Bat Avg1:5.00
100S/50S1: - / -
Top Score1:10
Deliveries1:120
Wickets1:1
Bowl Avg1:82.00
Fivefor1: -
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1:1/82
Catches/Stumpings1:1/ -
Date:28 November
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20863.html Cricinfo

Hugh Purefoy Smith (16 October 1856  - 9 September 1939) was an English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Lasham, Hampshire.

Smith made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against Surrey at the County Ground, Hove in 1878.[1] In Surrey's first-innings, he took the wicket of Swainson Akroyd for the cost of 82 runs from 30 overs. In Sussex's first-innings, he was dismissed for 10 runs by Edward Barratt. With Sussex following-on in their second-innings, he was dismissed for a duck by Frederick Johnson.[2] This was his only major appearance for Sussex.

He died at Brighton, Sussex on 9 September 1939.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Hugh Smith. CricketArchive. 27 November 2011.
  2. Web site: Sussex v Surrey, 1878. CricketArchive. 27 November 2011.