Smith Churchill

Smith Churchill
Personal information
Full name	Smith Wild Churchill
Born	17 May 1838; Shepshed, Leicestershire, England
Died	13 February 1902 (aged 63); Mapperley, Nottinghamshire, England
Batting	Unknown
Domestic team information
1865	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Matches	1
Runs scored	1
Batting average	–
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	1*
Catches/stumpings	–/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 1 June 2021

Smith Wild Churchill (17 May 1838 – 13 February 1902) was an English first-class cricketer, clergyman and educator.

The son of William Churchill, he was born in May 1838 at Shepshed, Leicestershire. He was educated at Christ's Hospital, before going up to St John's College, Cambridge.^[1] After graduating from Cambridge, Churchill became an assistant master at Sherborne School, a post he held until 1868.^[1] He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1865, playing against Sussex at Lord's.^[2] He batted twice during the match, ending both MCC innings' unbeaten on 0 and 1 respectively.^[3] Churchill took holy orders in the Anglican Church in 1868, being ordained as a deacon. In the same year he was appointed headmaster of Atherstone Grammar School in Warwickshire, where he was also the town curate. Churchill was headmaster at Athertstone until 1901, in addition to being the curate at Ratcliffe Culey, just across the county border in Leicestershire, between 1888 and 1901. He moved to Mapperley in Derbyshire during the final years of his life, where he was a vicar. Churchill died there in February 1902.^[1] He was survived by his wife, Annie.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 38.
^ "First-Class Matches played by Smith Churchill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Sussex, 1865". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
^ The Late Rev. S. W. Churchill. Tamworth Herald. 22 February 1902. p. 5