Donald Smith (cricketer, born 1933), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Cheshire cricketer (1933– )
Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1933
Place of Birth: Stockport, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 07-Apr-2015
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Donald Smith (cricketer, born 1933)
- Donald Joseph Smith (19 October 1933 - 7 April 2015) was an English cricketer.
- Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium.
- He was born in Stockport, Cheshire. Smith made his debut in county cricket for Cheshire in the 1952 Minor Counties Championship against the Yorkshire Second XI.
- In 1955, he made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Surrey in 1955.
- He made 27 further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Surrey in 1957.
- In his 28 first-class matches for the university, he took 73 wickets at an average of 31.46, with best figures of 7/55.
- These figures, one of two five wicket hauls he took, came against Gloucestershire in 1955.
- With the bat, he scored 128 runs at a batting average of 8.00, with a high score of 18 not out.During and after his studies at Cambridge, Smith continued to play Minor counties cricket for Cheshire, who he appeared for until 1971, making a total of 57 Minor Counties Championship appearances.
- He also played List A cricket for Cheshire, making his debut in that format against Norfolk in the 1st round of the 1968 Gillette Cup.
- In this match, he took the wicket of Graham Saville in Norfolk's innings, for the cost of 44 runs from 12 overs, while with the bat he was dismissed for a single run by Bill Edrich.
- With Cheshire victorious in this match, he made his second and final List A appearance against Northamptonshire in the following round.
- In this match, he was dismissed for a duck by Antony Durose, while with the ball he bowled 10 wicket-less overs, with Northamptonshire winning the match by 9 wickets.
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