Edwin Smith (cricketer, born 1934)

For other people named Edwin Smith, see Edwin Smith (disambiguation).

Edwin Smith
Personal information
Born (1934-01-02) 2 January 1934 (age 90)
Grassmoor, Derbyshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951–1971Derbyshire
FC debut6 June 1951 Derbyshire v Hampshire
Last FC1 September 1971 Derbyshire v Surrey
LA debut22 May 1963 Derbyshire v Hampshire
Last LA2 May 1971 Derbyshire v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class LA
Matches 503 8
Runs scored 6,998 89
Batting average 13.20 14.83
100s/50s 0/8 0/0
Top score 90 28
Balls bowled 78,328 253
Wickets 1,217 2
Bowling average 25.84 82.00
5 wickets in innings 51 0
10 wickets in match 4 0
Best bowling 9/46 1/46
Catches/stumpings 207/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 7 April 2011

Edwin Smith (born 2 January 1934) is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.

Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire. He played his entire first-class career for Derbyshire, playing 503 First Class matches in a career spanning 20 years from 1951 to 1971.

Smith was primarily an off-spin bowler and took 1217 first-class wickets at an average of 25.84, with 51 5 wicket innings and a best performance of 9 for 46. He was also a useful lower middle order batsman and scored nearly 7000 runs with a highest score of 90.[1]

England had a number of very good off-spin bowlers during Smith's career, including Jim Laker, Fred Titmus, David Allen and Ray Illingworth, which restricted his opportunities to play Test cricket.

References

  1. ^ "Edwin Smith at Cricket Archive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.