John Smith (cricketer, born 1882)
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Full name | John Willoughby Dixie Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 11 March 1882 Blaby, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 2 October 1959 Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England | (aged 77)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1921 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 February 2013 |
John Willoughby Dixie Smith (11 March 1882 – 2 October 1959) was an English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman, although his bowling style is unknown. He was born at Blaby, Leicestershire. He was also known as John Willoughby Dixie-Smith.
Smith attended Oundle School in Northamptonshire in 1897 and 1898.[1] He later served in World War I with the Leicestershire Regiment, where he held the rank of Lieutenant.[1] Following the war, Smith made two first-class appearances for Leicestershire in the 1921 County Championship against Gloucestershire and Glamorgan.[2] He scored 30 runs in his two matches with a high score of 25 and a batting average of 7.50.[3]
He died at Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex on 2 October 1959.
References[]
- ^ a b King, Henry M.; Yeld, Edmund E. (1920). Oundle Memorials of the Great War, MCMXIV-MCXIX. Oundle School.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
External links[]
- John Smith at ESPNcricinfo
- John Smith at CricketArchive
Categories:
- 1882 births
- 1959 deaths
- People from Blaby
- People educated at Oundle School
- English cricketers
- Leicestershire cricketers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Leicestershire Regiment officers
- Military personnel from Leicestershire