Edwin Smith (cricketer, born 1934)

For other people named Edwin Smith, see Edwin Smith (disambiguation).

Edwin Smith

Personal information
Born	(1934-01-02)2 January 1934 Grassmoor, Derbyshire, England
Died	July 2026(2026-07-00) (aged 92)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1951–1971	Derbyshire
FC debut	6 June 1951 Derbyshire v Hampshire
Last FC	1 September 1971 Derbyshire v Surrey
LA debut	22 May 1963 Derbyshire v Hampshire
Last LA	2 May 1971 Derbyshire v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class LA Matches 503 8 Runs scored 6,998 89 Batting average 13.20 14.83 100s/50s 0/8 0/0 Top score 90 28 Balls bowled 78,328 253 Wickets 1,217 2 Bowling average 25.84 82.00 5 wickets in innings 51 0 10 wickets in match 4 0 Best bowling 9/46 1/46 Catches/stumpings 207/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 7 April 2011

Edwin Smith (2 January 1934 – July 2026) was an English county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.

Biography

Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire on 2 January 1934. He played his entire first-class career for Derbyshire, playing 503 First Class matches in a career spanning 20 years from 1951 to 1971.

He was primarily an off-spin bowler and took 1217 first-class wickets at an average of 25.84, with 51 5 wicket innings and a best performance of 9 for 46. He was also a useful lower middle order batsman and scored nearly 7000 runs with a highest score of 90.

England had other very good off-spin bowlers during Smith's career, including Jim Laker, Fred Titmus, David Allen and Ray Illingworth, and Smith did not play Test cricket.

Smith died in July 2026, aged 92.

External links

• Edwin Smith at Cricinfo