Charlie Smith (South African cricketer)
Charles James Edward Smith (25 December 1872 – 27 March 1947) was a South African cricketer who played in three Tests in 1902.[1]
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| Full name | Charles James Edward Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 December 1872 Gamtoos River, Cape Colony | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 March 1947 (aged 74) Joubert Park, Transvaal, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Harry Smith (half-brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 11 October 1902 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 8 November 1902 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1893/94–1905/05 | Transvaal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Smith was a right-handed middle-order batsman who played a few first-class matches for Transvaal between 1894 and 1904.[2] He made his highest first-class score in the final of the Currie Cup in 1896–97, when he scored 70 against Western Province.[3] When the Australians toured South Africa in 1902 he made 58 and 71 not out for a Transvaal XV and was selected for the three Tests.[2] His best score in the three Tests was 45 in the second innings of the Third Test, when he and Bill Shalders added 79 for the second wicket after South Africa followed on 167 runs behind.[4]
References
- "Charlie Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- Christopher Martin-Jenkins, The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers, Rigby, Adelaide, 1983, p. 313.
- "Transvaal v Western Province 1896-97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- "3rd Test, Cape Town, Nov 8 - 11 1902, Australia tour of South Africa". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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