Willie Smith (cricketer)
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Willie Smith was an English cricket
er who played first class cricket for Derbyshire
in 1913.
Smith was born at Gringley-on-the-Hill
, Nottinghamshire
. He made his debut for Derbyshire in May 1913 against Lancashire
when he made 8 and 2. His next and last game for the club was against Somerset
when he scored 1 and 2. Smith was a right-hand batsman and played 4 innings in 2 first class matches with a total of 13 runs.
Smith died at Scawsby, Yorkshire
at the age of 78.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first class cricket for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in 1913.
Smith was born at Gringley-on-the-Hill
Gringley-on-the-Hill
Gringley-on-the-Hill, Nottinghamshire, is an English village and parish. It is on the highest part of the road from Bawtry to Gainsborough, six miles east-southeast of the former, and the same distance west by north of the latter town.- Location :...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
. He made his debut for Derbyshire in May 1913 against Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
when he made 8 and 2. His next and last game for the club was against Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
when he scored 1 and 2. Smith was a right-hand batsman and played 4 innings in 2 first class matches with a total of 13 runs.
Smith died at Scawsby, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
at the age of 78.