John Smith (cricketer, born 1924)

John Westwood Rowley Smith (28 July 1924 – 12 December 1991) was an English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Clarendon Park, Leicestershire.

John Smith

Personal information
Full name	John Westwood Rowley Smith
Born	28 July 1924 Clarendon Park, Leicestershire, England
Died	12 December 1991 (aged 67) Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1950–1955	Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 5 Batting average 1.66 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 4 Catches/stumpings 1/1
Source: Cricinfo, 3 March 2012

Smith made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against the touring West Indians in 1950. He made two further first-class appearances for Leicestershire, against Nottinghamshire in the 1950 County Championship, and Oxford University in 1955.[1] He scored 5 runs in his three first-class appearances, while behind the stumps he took a single catch and made a single stumping.[2]

He died at Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire on 12 December 1991.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by John Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2012.

External links

• John Smith at ESPNcricinfo
• John Smith at CricketArchive