Frank Smith
Frank Smith
Personal information
Full name
Frank Ernest Smith
Born(1872-05-13)13 May 1872
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Died3 December 1943(1943-12-03) (aged 71)
Sedbergh, Yorkshire
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm orthodox spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1893–1908Surrey
1901–1902London County
1906–1907Transvaal
Umpiring information
Tests umpired5 (1902–1910)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 68
Runs scored 578
Batting average 9.79
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 45
Balls bowled 10,358
Wickets 194
Bowling average 20.36
5 wickets in innings 9
10 wickets in match 3
Best bowling 6/12
Catches/stumpings 31/–
Source: CricInfo, 21 September 2008

Frank Ernest Smith (13 May 1872 – 3 December 1943) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1893 and 1908. He played 68 games, and later umpired.

He was born at Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.

As a player, Smith played for Surrey County Cricket Club as part of the County Championship winning sides of 1893 and 1895 and was awarded his county cap in 1894.[1] His best season was in 1894 when he took 95 wickets with his "rather slow" left handed deliveries.[1] He made 11 appearances for the short lived London County between 1901 and 1902 and played once for Transvaal in 1907, spending a number of years coaching in South Africa during the English off-season.[1][2] As an umpire he stood in five Test matches between 1902 and 1910, all in South Africa.[2]

After playing Smith coached at Sedbergh School in Yorkshire.[1] He died at Sedbergh in 1943 aged 71.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Smith, Frank Ernest, Obituaries in 1943, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1944. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  2. 1 2 Frank Smith, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  3. ↑ Frank Smith, CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-04-05.


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