About Edwin Smith
Born 1934. Edwin Smith is a British cricketer.
Edwin Smith (2 January 1934 – July 2026) was an English county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.
Biography Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire on 2 January 1934. He played his entire first-class career for Derbyshire, playing 503 First Class matches in a career spanning 20 years from 1951 to 1971.
He was primarily an off-spin bowler and took 1217 first-class wickets at an average of 25.84, with 51 5 wicket innings and a best performance of 9 for 46. He was also a useful lower middle order batsman and scored nearly 7000 runs with a highest score of 90.
England had other very good off-spin bowlers during Smith's career, including Jim Laker, Fred Titmus, David Allen and Ray Illingworth, and Smith did not play Test cricket.
Smith died in July 2026, aged 92.
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English cricketer (born 1934)
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Edwin Smith was born on 2 January 1934 in Grassmoor.
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· DBpedia: Edwin Smith (cricketer, born 1934)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Edwin Smith. https://biography.guide/edwin-smith-cricketer/
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