| William Smith-Masters | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | William Allan Smith-Masters |
| Birth Date: | 13 March 1850 |
| Birth Place: | Humber, Herefordshire, England |
| Death Place: | Meopham, Kent, England |
| Family: | Allan Cowburn (father) Fleetwood Edwards (brother-in-law) Spencer Gore (brother-in-law) |
| Club1: | Kent |
| Year1: | 1875 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 7 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 7 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Date: | 5 December |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20904.html Cricinfo |
William Allan Smith-Masters, born William Allan Cowburn (13 March 1850 – 27 August 1937) was an English cricketer. Smith-Masters batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born in Humber, Herefordshire.[1]
Smith-Masters made a single first-class appearance for Kent in 1875 against Hampshire at the Winchester College Ground, Winchester.[2] In his only first-class innings, Smith-Masters scored 7 runs.[3]
He died in Meopham, Kent on 27 August 1937.
Smith-Masters had a distinguished extended family. His brother-in-law, Spencer Gore, played first-class cricket for Surrey, as well as being the first champion of the Wimbledon Championships. His other brother-in-law, Fleetwood Edwards, was Keeper of the Privy Purse to Queen Victoria. He too played first-class cricket, in one match for I Zingari. His father, Allan Cowburn, played first-class cricket for Oxford University.