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Charles Smith (cricketer, born 1879)

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Charles Smith
Personal information
Full name
Charles Lawrence Arthur Smith
Born1 January 1879
Henfield, Sussex, England
Died22 November 1949(1949-11-22) (aged 70)
Wineham, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RelationsCharles Smith (father)
Alfred Smith (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1898–1911Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 220
Runs scored 5,844
Batting average 19.54
100s/50s 2/23
Top score 103*
Balls bowled 912
Wickets 9
Bowling average 65.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/0
Catches/stumpings 148/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 June 2022

Charles Lawrence Arthur Smith (1 January 1879 – 22 November 1949) was an English cricketer active from 1898 to 1911 who played for Sussex and was club captain in 1906 and 1909. He was born and died in Henfield. He appeared in 220 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm medium fast. He scored 5,844 runs with a highest score of 103 not out and took nine wickets with a best performance of one for 0. Smith was the son of Charles Hamlin Smith and a nephew of Arthur Smith.[1]

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