Edwin Smith (cricketer, born 1934)

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Edwin Smith
Personal information
Full nameEdwin Smith
Born (1934-01-02) 2 January 1934 (age 87)
Grassmoor, Derbyshire, England
BattingRight-handed batsman
BowlingRight-arm off-break bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951–1971Derbyshire
First-class debut6 June 1951 Derbyshire v Hampshire
Last First-class1 September 1971 Derbyshire v Surrey
List A debut22 May 1963 Derbyshire v Hampshire
Last List A2 May 1971 Derbyshire v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 503 8
Runs scored 6998 89
Batting average 13.20 14.83
100s/50s -/8
Top score 90 28
Balls bowled 78328 253
Wickets 1217 2
Bowling average 25.84 82.00
5 wickets in innings 51
10 wickets in match 4
Best bowling 9-46 1-46
Catches/stumpings 207 4
Source: [1], 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

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