Frederick William Smith (31 March 1861 – 17 April 1914) was a South African cricketer who played in three Test matches from 1889 to 1896.
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| Born | 31 March 1861 Uitenhage, Cape Colony | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 April 1914 (aged 53) Johannesburg, Transvaal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 8) | 12 March 1889 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 2 March 1896 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fred Smith was the second child and eldest son of the six children of John and Primrose Smith, who were farmers. In 1871 the family moved to Bloemfontein, where John worked as a clerk. Fred married Maria Campbell in May 1888.[1]
Smith captained both Kimberley and Transvaal and was instrumental in the formation of the Transvaal Cricket Union. He also won many trophies as a sprinter. He was a quick-scoring batsman and a wicket-keeper, as well as an occasional bowler. He was a successful batsman for Kimberley in minor cricket in the late 1880s, and was selected to play in South Africa's first Test, against England in 1888–89.[2]
References edit
- ^ Schulze, Heinrich (1998). "Frederick William Smith: The Final Chapter". The Cricket Statistician (106): 28–32. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Schulze, Heinrich (1998). "Frederick William Smith: File Closed". The Cricket Statistician (104): 11–16. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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