Career
Smithurst was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. Smithurst made a single first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against Gloucestershire in 1946 County Championship.
During his only first-class match, he scored 1 run and was dismissed for a duck in Nottinghamshire"s first innings, leaving him a batting average of 0.50.
He died at Giltbrook, Nottinghamshire on 26 January 1982.