Oliver Smith (cricketer) explained

Oliver Smith
Fullname:Oliver Charles Kennedy Smith
Birth Date:29 October 1967
Birth Place:Meriden, Warwickshire, England
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off break
Family:A. C. H. Smith (father)
Club1:Gloucestershire
Year1:1987
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:15
Bat Avg1:7.50
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:14
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Date:30 July
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20503.html Cricinfo

Oliver Charles Kennedy Smith (born 29 October 1967) is a former English cricketer. Smith was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Meriden, Warwickshire.

Smith made 3 Youth Test appearances for England Young Cricketers against Sri Lanka Young Cricketers in 1987,[1] with some success, scoring a single century and half century. Later in 1987, he made his only first-class appearance for Gloucestershire against a Rest of the World XI.[2] In this match, he was dismissed by Maninder Singh for a single in Gloucestershire's first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by John Bracewell for 14 runs.[3] He made no further appearances for Gloucestershire, following spells in the Second XI, he formally left the county at the end of the 1990 season.

Oliver is the son of novelist and playwright A. C. H. Smith.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Youth Test Matches played by Oliver Smith. CricketArchive. 30 July 2011. 8 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121108194422/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12000/Youth_Test_Matches.html. dead.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Oliver Smith. CricketArchive. 30 July 2011.
  3. Web site: Gloucestershire v Rest of the World XI, 1987. CricketArchive. 30 July 2011.