Background
He was born at Ruddington, Nottinghamshire.
He was born at Ruddington, Nottinghamshire.
Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Smith made two first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire in 1864, against Kent at Crystal Palace, and Surrey at The Oval. In response, Kent made 124 all out in their first-innings, with Smith taking the wicket of John Burton to finish with figures of 1/21 from eleven overs.
Responding in their second-innings, Nottinghamshire made 165 all out, with Smith being dismissed for a single run by Edgar Willsher.
In response, Surrey made 127 all out in their second-innings, to which Nottinghamshire responded to in their second-innings by being dismissed for just 81, with Smith being dismissed for 2 runs by George Griffith. Chasing just 62 for victory, Surrey narrowly reached their target with just a wicket to spare.
He later stood as an umpire in first-class cricket, standing in 39 matches between 1875 and 1882. He died at Bury, Lancashire, on 29 May 1889.