- James Crosbie Smith
Infobox Old Cricketer
nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = Eng
picture = Cricket_no_pic.png
name = James Smith
batting style = Left-handed batsman
bowling style = unknown
FCs = 16
FC runs = 313
FC bat avg = 12.03
FC 100s/50s = 0/1
FC top score = 70
FC balls = 6
FC wickets = 0
FC bowl avg = -
FC 5s = 0
FC 10s = 0
FC best bowling = -
FC catches/stumpings = 15/0
debut date = 19 May
debut year = 1923
last date = 23 June
last year = 1925
source = http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/32/32867/32867.html CricketArchiveJames Crosbie Smith (
26 September 1894 –19 February 1980 ) was an Englishcricketer who played 16 first-class matches for Worcestershire in the 1920s.He made little lasting impression on cricket, but in July 1924 at Kettering he and number 11
Harry Rogers put on 65 for the last wicket in Worcestershire's second innings against Northamptonshire. This proved vital as Worcestershire ran out winners by 25 runs. [cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/11/11239.html | title= Northamptonshire v Worcestershire in 1924 | accessdate=2007-05-13 | publisher=CricketArchive ] Smith's highest score of 70 had come earlier in his career, against Nottinghamshire at Amblecote in June 1923, but on that occasion his efforts had not affected the result of this game, with Worcestershire falling to a heavy defeat. [cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/10/10815.html | title=Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire in 1923 | accessdate=2007-05-13 | publisher=CricketArchive ]Smith was born in
Ledbury ,Herefordshire and died in the same town at the age of 85. [cite web | url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/20866.html | title=James Smith | accessdate=2007-05-13 | publisher=Cricinfo ]References
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