Fred Smith (South African cricketer)

Fred Smith
Cricket information
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	-
International information
National side	South African;
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo

Frederick William Smith (31 March 1861 in Uitenhage, Cape Province – 17 April 1914 in Johannesburg, Transvaal) was a South African cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1889 to 1896.

Fred Smith was the second child and eldest son of the six children of John and Primrose Smith, who were farmers. In 1871 the family moved to Bloemfontein, where John worked as a clerk. Fred married Maria Campbell in May 1888.^[1]

Smith captained both Kimberley and Transvaal and was instrumental in the formation of the Transvaal Cricket Union. He also won many trophies as a sprinter. He was a quick-scoring batsman and a wicket-keeper, as well as an occasional bowler. He was a successful batsman for Kimberley in minor cricket in the late 1880s, and was selected to play in South Africa's first Test, against England in 1888-89.^[2]

References

^ Schulze, Heinrich (1998). "Frederick William Smith: The Final Chapter". The Cricket Statistician (106): pp. 28-32. Retrieved 21 April 2017. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
^ Schulze, Heinrich (1998). "Frederick William Smith: File Closed". The Cricket Statistician (104): pp. 11-16. Retrieved 18 February 2017. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

External links

Fred Smith at CricketArchive (subscription required)
Fred Smith at ESPNcricinfo

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[1] Schulze, Heinrich (1998). "Frederick William Smith: The Final Chapter". The Cricket Statistician (106): pp. 28-32. Retrieved 21 April 2017. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

[2] Schulze, Heinrich (1998). "Frederick William Smith: File Closed". The Cricket Statistician (104): pp. 11-16. Retrieved 18 February 2017. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

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