Anthony Mervyn Smith (26 February 1930 – 7 December 2018) was an English cricketer. Smith was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Castle Combe, Wiltshire.
Smith made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Wiltshire in 1955 against the Kent Second XI. From 1955 to 1969, he represented the county in 74 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against Oxfordshire.Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Anthony Smith
Smith also represented Wiltshire in List-A cricket. His debut List-A match came against Hampshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. From 1964 to 1969, he represented the county in 3 List-A matches, the last of which came against Essex in the 1969 Gillette Cup.List-A Matches played by Anthony Smith In his 3 List-A matches, he scored 46 runs at a batting average of 15.33, with a high score of 34. In the field he took a single catch.List-A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Anthony Smith With the ball he took a single wicket at a bowling average of 83.00, with best figures of 1/46.List-A Bowling For Each Team by Anthony Smith
Smith also played a single first-class match for the combined Minor Counties team in 1965 against the touring South Africans.First-Class Matches played by Anthony Smith During the match he scored 20 runs, with a high score of 12, therefore leaving him with a batting average of 10.00.First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Anthony Smith
Smith died on 7 December 2018, at the age of 88.
References
External links Anthony Smith at Cricinfo Anthony Smith at CricketArchive