Joseph Smith (cricketer)

Personal information
Full name Joseph Abraham Smith
Born 23 March 1946 (1946-03-23) (age 65)
Kingston, Surrey County, Jamaica
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years Team
1982 Minor Counties
1968–1988 Shropshire
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 5
Runs scored 37
Batting average 9.25
100s/50s –/–
Top score 17
Balls bowled 320
Wickets 9
Bowling average 18.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 4/8
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 July 2011

Joseph Abraham Smith (born 23 March 1946) is a Jamaican born former English cricketer. Smith was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Kingston, Jamaica.

Smith made his debut for Shropshire in the 1968 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. Smith played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1968 to 1988, which included 113 Minor Counties Championship appearances[1] and 8 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[2] He made his List A debut against Yorkshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made 2 further List A appearances for Shropshire, against Surrey in the 1978 Gillette Cup and Northamptonshire in the 1985 NatWest Trophy.[3] In his 3 List A matches for the county, he took 5 wickets at an average of 22.60, with best figures of 3/40.[4]

Playing for Shropshire allowed him to play for the Minor Counties cricket team, with Smith making 2 appearances for that team in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup against Worcestershire and Leicestershire.[3] In these 2 matches, he took 4 wickets at an average of 12.25.[4] All 4 of his wickets came against Leicestershire, with Smith taking figures 4/8.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Joseph Smith". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34843/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 4 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Joseph Smith". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34843/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html. Retrieved 4 July 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "List A Matches played by Joseph Smith". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34843/List_A_Matches.html. Retrieved 4 July 2011. 
  4. ^ a b "List A Bowling For Each Team by Joseph Smith". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34843/a_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 4 July 2011. 
  5. ^ "Minor Counties v Leicestershire, 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/42/42309.html. Retrieved 4 July 2011. 

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