Background
He was born at Lasham, Hampshire.
He was born at Lasham, Hampshire.
Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Smith made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against Surrey at the County Ground, Hove in 1878. In Surrey"s first-innings, he took the wicket of Swainson Akroyd for the cost of 82 runs from 30 overs.
In Sussex"s first-innings, he was dismissed for 10 runs by Edward Barratt.
With Sussex following-on in their second-innings, he was dismissed for a duck by Frederick Johnson. This was his only major appearance for Sussex.
He died at Brighton, Sussex on 9 September 1939.