John Smith (Derbyshire cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Derbyshire cricketer
Date of Birth: 27-Oct-1841
Place of Birth: Derby, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 26-Nov-1898
Profession: cricketer
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About John Smith (Derbyshire cricketer)
- John Smith (27 October 1841 — 26 November 1898) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1871 to 1878.
- He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871. Smith was born in Clifton, Derby and was a solicitor by profession.
- From 1865 he was playing cricket regularly for Gentlemen of Derbyshire and South Derbyshire.
- Smith debuted for Derbyshire in the 1871 season in their first match against Lancashire.
- He was one of five round-arm bowlers of Derbyshire's debut season (the others being James Billyeald, Dove Gregory, William Hickton, John Platts, and John Tilson).
- Smith played one first-class match in the 1872 season and also played against the Prince's Club.
- He played no first-class matches in the 1873 season but took part in a miscellaneous game against Nottinghamshire.
- He made his first real breakthrough playing three of four matches in Derbyshire's undefeated 1874 season.
- As a lower-order batsman, he was not out for 15 against Sandy Watson, who took nine-wickets for Lancashire in a game which Derbyshire still won.
- Smith played in five of Derbyshire's seven matches in the 1875 season.
- He played three matches in the 1876 season and seven in the 1877 season.
- In his last season for Derbyshire in 1878, he played two first-class matches, his last against an All England XI.
- He also played two matches for Derbyshire against school teams.
- In 1879 he played for Gentlemen of Derbyshire against a team of Canadian expatriates, including Walter Wright and Thomas Phillips. Smith was a right-handed batsman and played 38 innings in 22 first-class matches with an average of 11.19 and a top score of 35.
- He was a right-arm round-arm bowler and took 6 wickets at an average of 27.00 and a best performance of 3 for 38.Smith died in Derby at the age of 57.
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