Edwin Smith (cricketer, born 1934)

Edwin Smith (born 2 January 1934) is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.

For other people named Edwin Smith, see Edwin Smith (disambiguation).

Edwin Smith
Personal information
Born (1934-01-02) 2 January 1934
Grassmoor, Derbyshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951–1971Derbyshire
FC debut6 June 1951 Derbyshire v Hampshire
Last FC1 September 1971 Derbyshire v Surrey
LA debut22 May 1963 Derbyshire v Hampshire
Last LA2 May 1971 Derbyshire v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class LA
Matches 503 8
Runs scored 6,998 89
Batting average 13.20 14.83
100s/50s 0/8 0/0
Top score 90 28
Balls bowled 78,328 253
Wickets 1,217 2
Bowling average 25.84 82.00
5 wickets in innings 51 0
10 wickets in match 4 0
Best bowling 9/46 1/46
Catches/stumpings 207/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 7 April 2011

Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire. He played his entire first-class career for Derbyshire, playing 503 First Class matches in a career spanning 20 years from 1951 to 1971.

Smith was primarily an off-spin bowler and took 1217 first-class wickets at an average of 25.84, with 51 5 wicket innings and a best performance of 9 for 46. He was also a useful lower middle order batsman and scored nearly 7000 runs with a highest score of 90.[1]

England had a number of very good off-spin bowlers during Smith's career, including Jim Laker, Fred Titmus, David Allen and Ray Illingworth, which restricted his opportunities to play Test cricket.

References
  1. "Edwin Smith at Cricket Archive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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