Graham Smith (Leicestershire cricketer)
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| Full name | Graham Stuart Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 July 1923 Leicester, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 April 1997 (aged 73) Cosby, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1949 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 February 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Graham Stuart Smith (4 July 1923 – 3 April 1997) was an English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Leicester, Leicestershire.
Smith made a single first-class appearance for Leicestershire against Northamptonshire at the County Cricket Ground, Northampton, in the 1949 County Championship.[1] Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat, scoring 239 runs in their first-innings. In response, Leicestershire made 264 runs in their first-innings, with Smith scoring 22 runs in it, before being dismissed by Gordon Brice. Northamptonshire had an improved batting display in their second-innings, declaring on 350/5. This left Leicestershire with a target of 326 for victory, in their second-innings chase they made 271/7 before the match was declared a draw. Smith scored 7 runs in this innings, before being dismissed by Bill Barron.[2] This was his only major appearance for Leicestershire.
He died at Cosby, Leicestershire, on 3 April 1997.
References[edit]
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Graham Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ "Northamptonshire v Leicestershire, 1949 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
External links[edit]
- Graham Smith at ESPNcricinfo
- Graham Smith at CricketArchive