Background
Smith, Ernest was born on October 19, 1869 in Morley, Yorkshire. Son of late William Smith, Morley, editor of Old Yorkshire, et cetera
Smith, Ernest was born on October 19, 1869 in Morley, Yorkshire. Son of late William Smith, Morley, editor of Old Yorkshire, et cetera
Clifton; University College, Oxford. Mathematical Scholar of above two colleges. Master of Arts.
He also played for Oxford and Cambridge Universities Past and Present (1890), fifteen matches for The Gentlemen (1891-1906), North of England (1891-1908), Gentlemen of England (1891-1910) and C. I. Thornton"s XI (1892-1899). He also played first-class cricket for Over 30 (1901), Lancashire and Yorkshire (1903), Rest of England (1904), in twenty seven games for H. Doctorate. G. Leveson-Gower"s XI (1909-1928) and for Harlequins (1924). In a total of 242 first-class matches, Smith scored 7,686 runs at 21.46, with a highest score of 164 not out for H. Doctorate. G Leveson-Gower"s XI against Cambridge University.
He scored six centuries, and took 174 catches.
A right arm fast bowler, Smith took 454 wickets at 25.69, with a best return of 7 for 40 against the Master Control Console. He took five wickets in an innings twenty two times, and ten wickets in a match on three occasions. Smith died in February 1945 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England.