William Smith-Masters

William Allan Smith-Masters, born William Allan Cowburn (13 March 1850 – 27 August 1937) was an English cricketer. Smith-Masters batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born in Humber, Herefordshire.[1]

William Smith-Masters
Personal information
Full name
William Allan Smith-Masters
Born(1850-03-13)13 March 1850
Humber, Herefordshire, England
Died27 August 1937(1937-08-27) (aged 87)
Meopham, Kent, England
RelationsAllan Cowburn (father)
Fleetwood Edwards (brother-in-law)
Spencer Gore (brother-in-law)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1875Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 7
Batting average 7.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 7
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 December 2010

Smith-Masters made a single first-class appearance for Kent in 1875 against Hampshire at the Winchester College Ground, Winchester.[2] In his only first-class innings, Smith-Masters scored 7 runs.[3]

He died in Meopham, Kent on 27 August 1937.

Family

Smith-Masters had a distinguished extended family. His brother-in-law, Spencer Gore, played first-class cricket for Surrey, as well as being the first champion of the Wimbledon Championships. His other brother-in-law, Fleetwood Edwards, was Keeper of the Privy Purse to Queen Victoria. He too played first-class cricket, in one match for I Zingari. His father, Allan Cowburn, played first-class cricket for Oxford University.

References
  1. Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 494–495. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
  2. First-Class Matches played by William Smith-Masters
  3. First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Smith-Masters
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