William Smith (Kent cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Smith (Kent cricketer)

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1819

Place of Birth: Gravesend, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 06-Feb-1883

Profession: cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

William Smith (10 February 1819 — 6 February 1883) was an English cricketer.
He was a wicket-keeper who played first-class cricket for Kent.
He was born and died in Gravesend. Smith made his first-class debut in 1840 in a game between Kent and England, in which he was bowled out in his debut first-class innings by William Lillywhite, uncle of English Test cricketer James Lillywhite.
Smith made two further first-class appearances over the next four years, before taking a twelve-year break from the game. He was to return in 1856 to play a game against Marylebone Cricket Club in which he made his best first-class total of 24.
Two further county matches followed in 1856, and in his final first-class game, in 1857, he navigated his way through a low-scoring affair to finish not out for 15 in the first innings, but caught off the bowling of James Grundy in the second.