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.
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| Full name | Frank Ernest Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 May 1872 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 December 1943 (aged 71) Sedbergh, Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm orthodox spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1893–1908 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1901–1902 | London County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1906–1907 | Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tests umpired | 5 (1902–1910) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 21 September 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 many 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
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edit- ^ a b c d Smith, Frank Ernest, Obituaries in 1943, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1944. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ a b Frank Smith, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ Frank Smith, CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
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