About Edward Smyrk
Lived 1882 – 1962 (aged 80). Edward Smyrk was a New Zealand military personnel and cricketer.
Edward William Smyrk (1 May 1882 – 14 August 1962) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Hawke's Bay and Wellington from 1910 to 1920.
Smyrk was a spin bowler, useful lower-order batsman and fine fieldsman. His best first-class bowling figures were 4 for 45 in his last match, for Wellington against Hawke's Bay in 1920.
Smyrk served as a sapper with the Samoa Expeditionary Force in the Occupation of German Samoa in 1914. He returned to New Zealand in March 1915 and married Jessie Arnold in Napier on 7 April.
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Who was Edward Smyrk?
New Zealand cricketer
When was Edward Smyrk born?
Edward Smyrk was born on 1 May 1882 in Reefton.
When did Edward Smyrk die?
Edward Smyrk died on 14 August 1962 in Wairoa.
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Edward Smyrk was a military personnel and cricketer.
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Edward Smyrk was New Zealand.
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