| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Ernest Smith | |||
| Born | 13 May 1872 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England |
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| Died | 3 December 1943 (aged 71) Sedburgh, Yorkshire, England |
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| Batting style | Left-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Left-arm orthodox spin | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1893 – 1908 | Surrey | |||
| 1906 – 1907 | Transvaal | |||
| 1901 – 1902 | London County | |||
| Umpiring information | ||||
| Tests umpired | 5 (1902–1910) | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | First-class | |||
| Matches | 68 | |||
| Runs scored | 578 | |||
| Batting average | 9.79 | |||
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | |||
| Top score | 45 | |||
| Balls bowled | 10358 | |||
| Wickets | 194 | |||
| Bowling average | 20.36 | |||
| 5 wickets in innings | 9 | |||
| 10 wickets in match | 3 | |||
| Best bowling | 6/12 | |||
| Catches/stumpings | 31/– | |||
| Source: CricketArchive, 21 September 2008 | ||||
Frank Ernest Smith (May 13, 1872, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk – December 3, 1943, Sedbergh, Yorkshire) was a first-class cricketer who played 68 games, and later umpired.
His first-class playing career lasted from 1893 to the 1906/07 season during which time he represented Surrey, London County and Transvaal. He was noted as a slow orthodox left hand bowler.
As an umpire, he stood in five Test matches between 1902 and 1910.