Frank Smith (umpire)

This article is about the English umpire. For other people with the same name, see Frank Smith (disambiguation).

Frank Ernest Smith (13 May 1872 – 3 December 1943) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1893 and 1908. He played 68 games and later umpired.

Frank Smith

Frank Smith
Personal information
Full name	Frank Ernest Smith
Born	(1872-05-13)13 May 1872 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Died	3 December 1943(1943-12-03) (aged 71) Sedbergh, Yorkshire
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm orthodox spin
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1893–1908	Surrey
1901–1902	London County
1906–1907	Transvaal
Umpiring information
Tests umpired	5 (1902–1910)
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 68 Runs scored 578 Batting average 9.79 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 45 Balls bowled 10,358 Wickets 194 Bowling average 20.36 5 wickets in innings 9 10 wickets in match 3 Best bowling 6/12 Catches/stumpings 31/–
Source: CricInfo, 21 September 2008

He was born at Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.

As a player, Smith played for Surrey County Cricket Club as part of the County Championship-winning sides of 1893 and 1895 and was awarded his county cap in 1894.^[1] His best season was in 1894 when he took 95 wickets with his "rather slow" left-handed deliveries.^[1] He made 11 appearances for the short-lived London County between 1901 and 1902 and played once for Transvaal in 1907, spending many years coaching in South Africa during the English off-season.^[1][2] As an umpire, he stood in five Test matches between 1902 and 1910, all in South Africa.^[2]

After playing Smith coached at Sedbergh School in Yorkshire.^[1] He died at Sedbergh in 1943 aged 71.^[3]

See also

• List of Test umpires