Bill Smith (cricketer)
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| Full name | William Albert Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 September 1937 Salisbury, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 September 2018 (aged 80) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Andy Smith (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1972 | Minor Counties South | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971-1976 | Wiltshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961-1970 | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 October 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William 'Bill' Albert Smith (15 September 1937 – 9 September 2018)[1] was an English cricketer who played for Surrey.
Smith was born at
batsman, he made his first-class debut for Surrey against Oxford University in 1961. His second first-class appearance against Somerset in 1962 was his debut in the County Championship. From 1961 to 1970, he represented Surrey in 144 first-class matches, the last of which came against Leicestershire in 1970.[2]
In his first-class career he scored 5,042 runs at a
catches.[3] He also played List A cricket for Surrey. His debut List A match came against Gloucestershire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. From 1964 to 1970, he represented the county in 22 List A matches, the last of which came against Glamorgan in the 1970 John Player League
.
Smith joined
Benson and Hedges Cup.[5]
In his 28 career List A matches, he scored 453 runs at an average of 19.69, with 2 half centuries and a high score of 64, while in the field he took 9 catches.
According to
cover point, that his team-mates called him "elastic hands".[6]
Outside the cricket season, he worked as a carpenter-joiner, as well as coaching at Dulwich College.[6]
Family
His son Andy also played first-class and List A cricket for Surrey. He and his wife, Gwen, also had a daughter.[6]
References
- ^ Bill Smith (1937-2018) Archived 18 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 18 September 2018
- ^ First-Class Matches played by Bill Smith
- ^ First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Bill Smith
- ^ Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Bill Smith
- ^ List A Matches played by Bill Smith
- ^ a b c Surrey County Cricket Club Yearbook 2018, "Obituary: Bill Smith", page 49.
External links
- Bill Smith at Cricinfo
- Bill Smith at CricketArchive