Joseph Smith (cricketer)

Joseph Abraham Smith (born 23 March 1946) is a Jamaican-born former English cricketer. Smith was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Kingston, Jamaica.

Joseph Smith
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Abraham Smith
Born (1946-03-23) 23 March 1946
Kingston, Surrey County, Jamaica
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1982Minor Counties
1968–1988Shropshire
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 5
Runs scored 37
Batting average 9.25
100s/50s –/–
Top score 17
Balls bowled 320
Wickets 9
Bowling average 18.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 4/8
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 July 2011

Smith made his debut for Shropshire in the 1968 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. Smith played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1968 to 1988, which included 113 Minor Counties Championship appearances[1] and eight MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances,[2] while playing at club level for Wellington in Shropshire and Crewe in Cheshire.[3] He made his List A debut against Yorkshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made two further List A appearances for Shropshire, against Surrey in the 1978 Gillette Cup and Northamptonshire in the 1985 NatWest Trophy.[4] In his three List A matches for the county, he took 5 wickets at an average of 22.60, with best figures of 3/40.[5]

Playing for Shropshire allowed him to play for the Minor Counties cricket team, with Smith making two appearances for that team in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup against Worcestershire and Leicestershire.[4] In these two matches, he took four wickets at an average of 12.25.[5] All 4 of his wickets came against Leicestershire, with Smith taking figures 4/8.[6]

References
  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Joseph Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  2. "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Joseph Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  3. Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. pp. 38, 58. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  4. "List A Matches played by Joseph Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  5. "List A Bowling For Each Team by Joseph Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  6. "Minor Counties v Leicestershire, 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
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