Raymond Smith | |
Country: | South Africa |
Fullname: | Raymond Douglas Smith |
Birth Date: | 1 April 1923 |
Birth Place: | Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa |
Death Place: | Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Role: | Wicket-keeper |
Club1: | North Eastern Transvaal |
Year1: | 1949-50 to 1956-57 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 14 |
Runs1: | 287 |
Bat Avg1: | 14.35 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 49 |
Deliveries1: | 0 |
Wickets1: | – |
Bowl Avg1: | – |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | – |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 31/2 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/44791.html Cricinfo |
Date: | 25 March 2020 |
Raymond Douglas Smith (1 April 1923 – 25 December 1984) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for North Eastern Transvaal from 1950 to 1956.
A wicket-keeper and tail-end batsman, Smith was North Eastern Transvaal's regular wicket-keeper in the 1951–52, 1952–53 and 1953–54 seasons. He made his highest score of 49 batting at number nine against Orange Free State in 1951–52, when he was North Eastern Transvaal's top-scorer.[1]
Smith died in Benoni, Gauteng on 25 December 1984, at the age of 61.[2]