Country: | England |
Fullname: | Kenneth Desmond Smith |
Birth Date: | 30 April 1922 |
Birth Place: | Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England |
Death Place: | Selly Oak, Warwickshire, England |
Family: | Paul Smith (son) |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
Club1: | Northumberland |
Year1: | 1949 |
Club2: | Leicestershire |
Year2: | 1950 - 1951 |
Club3: | Northumberland |
Year3: | 1953 - 1961 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 26 |
Runs1: | 621 |
Bat Avg1: | 17.25 |
100S/50S1: | –/2 |
Top Score1: | 70 |
Deliveries1: | 192 |
Wickets1: | 3 |
Bowl Avg1: | 34.33 |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | 2/37 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 12/– |
Date: | 19 June |
Year: | 2022 |
Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/kenneth-smith-20875 Cricinfo |
Kenneth Desmond Smith (30 April 1922, Bishop Auckland, Durham; – 31 May 1998, Selly Oak, Birmingham) was an English cricketer.
Kenneth Smith was a right-handed batsman who played regularly for Leicestershire County Cricket Club between 1951 and 1952. He made an unbeaten 70 at Northampton in 1950. He scored 621 runs in 26 first-class matches at an average of 17.25 with two fifties and taking 12 catches.
His sons David and Paul both represented Warwickshire.