William Smith (Scottish cricketer)

William Smith (Scottish cricketer)

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = William Smith
country = Scotland
fullname = William Alexander Bremner Smith
dayofbirth = 22
monthofbirth = 7
yearofbirth = 1902
placeofbirth = Greenock, Renfrewshire
countryofbirth = Scotland
dayofdeath = 21
monthofdeath = 12
yearofdeath = 1937
placeofdeath = Kuala Lumpur
countryofdeath = Federated Malay States
batting = Right-handed
bowling = Right-arm fast-medium
club1 = cr|Scotland
year1 = 1927
columns = 0
date = 4 January
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/27/27150/27150.html CricketArchive

William Alexander Bremner Smith (22 July 1902 – 21 December 1937) was a Scottish cricketer. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/scotland/content/player/25350.html Cricinfo profile] ] A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/27/27150/27150.html CricketArchive profile] ] he played once for the Scotland national cricket team in 1927. [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/saltires/cst390.htm CricketEurope Stats Zone profile] ]

Biography

Born in Greenock in 1902, he played club cricket for Greenock Cricket Club, taking 268 wickets at an average of 13.55. [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/saltires/bio/S/smith_wab.html CricketEurope Stats Zone biography] ] His first match against international opposition came for the West of Scotland Cricket Club against Australia in 1926. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/27/27150/Other_matches.html Other matches played by William Smith] at CricketArchive] He played his only match for Scotland the following year, a first-class match against Ireland.

Soon after this, he moved to the Federated Malay States, and played twice for Malaya against Shanghai and Hong Kong in 1929. He played a match for the Federated Malay States against the Straits Settlements the following year, and played in the fixture a second time in 1934. He died in Kuala Lumpur in 1937.

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