Alfred Smith (cricketer, born 1847)

Alfred Farrer Smith (7 March 1847 – 6 January 1915) was an English first-class cricketer, who played twenty eight matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1868 to 1874,[1] and one game for the Players of the North in 1874.

Alfred Smith
Personal information
Full name
Alfred Farrer Smith
Born(1847-03-07)7 March 1847
Birstall, Yorkshire, England
Died6 January 1915(1915-01-06) (aged 67)
Ossett, Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm roundarm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1868–1874Yorkshire
Umpiring information
FC umpired134 (1892–1901)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 29
Runs scored 796
Batting average 16.93
100s/50s –/3
Top score 99
Catches/stumpings 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 February 2024

Born in Birstall, Yorkshire, England, Smith was a right-handed batsman, who scored 796 runs at 16.93. He never made a first-class century, but came close with an innings of 99 against the Gentlemen of the South. He scored three half centuries in all, including 89 against Nottinghamshire and 51 against Middlesex, and took eleven catches in the field. His right arm fast medium round arm bowling was not called upon in first-class games.

Smith died on January 6, 1915, in Ossett, Yorkshire.

References

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  1. ^ Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 378. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
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