John Smith (cricketer, born 1882)

John Willoughby Dixie Smith (11 March 1882 – 2 October 1959) was an English cricketer and rugby union player. Smith was a utility back in rugby and right-handed batsman in cricket, although his bowling style is unknown. He was born at Blaby, Leicestershire. He was also known as John Willoughby Dixie-Smith.

John Willoughby Dixie Smith
Born11 March 1882
Blaby, Leicestershire,
England
Died2 October 1959(1959-10-02) (aged 77)
Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex,
England
Rugby union career
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1902–1912 Leicester Tigers 132 (81)
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1921Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 30
Batting average 7.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 25
Balls bowled 30
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 February 2013

School and rugby

Smith attended Oundle School in Northamptonshire in 1897 and 1898.[1] On 20 January 1902 he made his debut for Leicester Tigers against Plymouth, scoring a try in a 5–3 defeat. Smith played against Exeter the next day, but did not feature again that season. He featured regularly in the 1903–04 & 1904–05 seasons before leaving the club for two seasons. He re-joined in 1907 and played most weeks, in 1908–09 he played in 36 games, the most of any of his seasons and captained the club on 3 occasions. He played his final match on 2 March 1912 against Headingly.[2]

World War 1 and cricket

He later served in World War I with the Leicestershire Regiment, where he held the rank of Lieutenant.[1] Following the war, Smith made two first-class appearances for Leicestershire in the 1921 County Championship against Gloucestershire and Glamorgan.[3] He scored 30 runs in his two matches with a high score of 25 and a batting average of 7.50.[4]

He died at Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex on 2 October 1959.

References
  1. King, Henry M.; Yeld, Edmund E. (1920). Oundle Memorials of the Great War, MCMXIV-MCXIX. Oundle School.
  2. Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by John Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
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