Edward Smyrk

Edward William Smyrk (1 May 1882 – 14 August 1962) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Hawke's Bay and Wellington from 1910 to 1920.

Edward Smyrk

Personal information
Full name	Edward William Smyrk
Born	1 May 1882 Reefton, Inangahua County, New Zealand
Died	14 August 1962 (aged 80) Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-spin, leg-spin
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1909-10 to 1912-13	Hawke's Bay
1913-14 to 1919-20	Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 7 Runs scored 117 Batting average 10.63 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 30 Balls bowled 580 Wickets 13 Bowling average 29.76 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/45 Catches/stumpings 5/0
Source: Cricinfo, 23 October 2020

Smyrk was a spin bowler, useful lower-order batsman and fine fieldsman.[1] His best first-class bowling figures were 4 for 45 in his last match, for Wellington against Hawke's Bay in 1920.[2]

Smyrk served as a sapper with the Samoa Expeditionary Force in the Occupation of German Samoa in 1914.[3] He returned to New Zealand in March 1915 and married Jessie Arnold in Napier on 7 April.[4]

References

1. "The Wellington Team". Star: 9. 24 December 1919.
2. "Wellington v Hawke's Bay 1919-20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
3. "Edward William Smyrk". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
4. "Social and Personal". New Zealand Times: 9. 9 April 1915.

External links

• Edward Smyrk at ESPNcricinfo