Roy Smith (cricketer, born 1910)

Roy Smith (20 January 1910 – 19 October 1971) was an English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

Roy Smith
Personal information
Full name
Roy Smith
Born(1910-01-20)20 January 1910
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Died19 October 1971(1971-10-19) (aged 61)
Great Chell, Staffordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949Minor Counties
1931–1954Staffordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 29
Batting average 14.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 29
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 November 2011

Smith made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1931 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. Smith played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1931 to 1954 (excluding the six seasons in which there was no county cricket due to World War II), making 98 appearances.[1] In 1949, he made a single first-class appearance for a combined Minor Counties team against Yorkshire at Lord's.[2] In the Minor Counties first-innings, he was dismissed for 29 runs by Allan Mason, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for a duck by Fred Trueman. Yorkshire won the match by 136 runs.[3]

He died at Great Chell, Staffordshire on 19 October 1971. He had a brother and nephew who both played for Staffordshire.

References

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  1. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Roy Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Roy Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Minor Counties v Yorkshire, 1949". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
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