Gordon Smith (cricketer)
Gordon Murray Smith (born 3 April 1949) is a Scottish former cricketer and educator.
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| Full name | Gordon Murray Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 1949 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1980 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Smith was born at Glasgow in April 1949 and later studied at Jordanhill College. A club cricketer for the West of Scotland Cricket Club, Smith played in three List A one-day matches for Scotland in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup, making his debut at Glasgow against Leicestershire in what was Scotland's inaugural List A match; his following two appearances came against Derbyshire at Glasgow, and Lancashire at Old Trafford.[1] As a bowler in the Scottish side, Smith struggled against first-class county opposition, going wicketless in his three matches.[2] Outside of cricket, Smith was by profession a schoolteacher.[3] In 2012, he was president of the West of Scotland Cricket Club.[4]
References
- "List A Matches played by Gordon Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- "List A Bowling For Each Team by Gordon Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- "Player profile: Gordon Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- Dick, William (1 March 2012). "Cricket: Scotland bowler John Blain joins West of Scotland". The Herald. Retrieved 1 July 2022.