John Smith (12 July 1834 – date of death unknown) was an English cricketer.
Smith's batting style is unknown.
He was born at Gotham, Nottinghamshire.
Smith his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Cambridgeshire in 1862 at Fenner's.
He made two further first-class appearances in that season, one for Nottinghamshire against Surrey at The Oval, and another for an All-England Eleven against Yorkshire at Shaw Lane, Barnsley.
The following season he made a further first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against the newly formed Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
In three first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire, Smith scored a total of 36 runs at an average of 7.20, with a high score of 19.