Dennis Smith (cricketer)

Not to be confused with Denis Smith (cricketer).

Dennis Smith

Personal information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm fast
International information
National side	New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	First-class
Matches	1	11
Runs scored	4	404
Batting average	4.00	22.44
100s/50s	0/0	0/1
Top score	4	52
Balls bowled	120	1065
Wickets	1	17
Bowling average	113.00	33.52
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	-
Best bowling	1/113	3/41
Catches/stumpings	-/-	6/-
Source: Cricinfo,

Horace Dennis Smith (8 January 1913, Toowoomba, Australia – 25 January 1986, Christchurch, Canterbury) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in one Test in 1933.

He took his only Test wicket with his first delivery, the seventh Test bowler to achieve the feat ^[1]. The wicket came against England on their 1932-33 tour when he bowled Eddie Paynter, but sent down another 119 deliveries without success and was never picked for his country again.

He played 10 other games of first class cricket, 6 for Canterbury and 4 for Otago, taking 17 wickets at 33.52 in all and scoring 404 runs at 22.44 with a best of 52. He was born on 8 January 1913 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia and died on 25 January 1986 in Christchurch, Canterbury aged 73.

References

1. ^ Tests - Wicket with first ball in career, Cricinfo, 18 October 2007

• Career statistics

Persondata
Name	Smith, Dennis
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	8 January 1913
Place of birth
Date of death	25 January 1986
Place of death