David Smith (Australian cricketer)
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David Bertram Miller Smith (14 September 1884, Richmond, Victoria
29 July 1963, Hawthorn, Victoria
) was an Australia
n sportsman. His father was a champion Australian rules football
er for Carlton
when Carlton was still in the Victorian Football Association competition.
Although born in Richmond, he played 142 games of Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League
with Essendon
from 1903 to 1913, scoring 114 goals, captaining the Essendon team in its 1911 Premiership year; his decision to go to Essendon (which, at the time, was playing its home games at the nearby Richmond
) was because Richmond
was a member of the Victorian Football Association at the time.
He later played one match for Richmond
in 1914, scoring 3 goals, and then retired.
He played District Cricket with Richmond Cricket Club, captaining the team from 1910 to 1915, scoring 2404 runs, and winning the batting average in seasons 1908-1909 and 1909-1910.
He played 46 first-class matches for Victoria.
He "toured" New Zealand with the Australian side without being selected to play in the 1910-11 summer, and he played 2 Test matches
for Australia in 1912. Having failed to appear at a disciplinary hearing of the Australian Cricket Board, conducted on the 1912 team's return to Australia to answer allegations that had been specifically levelled against him as an individual of indiscipline, drunken brawling, rudeness towards the English public, claiming illness, he never played another first-class match.
Richmond, Victoria
Richmond is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra...
29 July 1963, Hawthorn, Victoria
Hawthorn, Victoria
Hawthorn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara...
) was an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n sportsman. His father was a champion Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er for Carlton
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
when Carlton was still in the Victorian Football Association competition.
Although born in Richmond, he played 142 games of Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
with Essendon
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
from 1903 to 1913, scoring 114 goals, captaining the Essendon team in its 1911 Premiership year; his decision to go to Essendon (which, at the time, was playing its home games at the nearby Richmond
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
) was because Richmond
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
was a member of the Victorian Football Association at the time.
He later played one match for Richmond
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
in 1914, scoring 3 goals, and then retired.
He played District Cricket with Richmond Cricket Club, captaining the team from 1910 to 1915, scoring 2404 runs, and winning the batting average in seasons 1908-1909 and 1909-1910.
He played 46 first-class matches for Victoria.
He "toured" New Zealand with the Australian side without being selected to play in the 1910-11 summer, and he played 2 Test matches
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
for Australia in 1912. Having failed to appear at a disciplinary hearing of the Australian Cricket Board, conducted on the 1912 team's return to Australia to answer allegations that had been specifically levelled against him as an individual of indiscipline, drunken brawling, rudeness towards the English public, claiming illness, he never played another first-class match.