William Smith (cricketer, born 1839)
William Smith (1 November 1839 – 19 April 1897) was an English first-class cricketer, who played eleven matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1865 to 1874.[1]
Born in Darlington, County Durham, England, Smith was a right-handed batsman, he scored 260 runs at an average of 16.25, with his best score of 90 against Lancashire in a Roses Match. He took eight catches in the field, but did not bowl.[1]
Smith died in April 1897 in South Bank, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.
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- 1839 births
- 1897 deaths
- Yorkshire cricketers
- Sportspeople from Darlington
- English cricketers
- English cricket biography, 1830s birth stubs