Lemuel Smith (cricketer)
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Lemuel Strutt Tugby Smith (5 June 1880 — 30 December 1927) was an English
cricket
er who played for Derbyshire
in 1909.
Smith was born in Tibshelf
, Derbyshire
. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1909 season
in a match against Yorkshire
in May, in which Smith scored a few runs and took a single catch. His next and last first-class game followed a week later, in a draw against Sussex
.
Smith was a right-handed batsman and played three innings in two first class matches, making a total of 9 runs.
Smith died in South Kirkby, Yorkshire
at the age of 47.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in 1909.
Smith was born in Tibshelf
Tibshelf
Tibshelf is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England. It is in the Bolsover district of the county. Its population at the 2001 UK census was 3,548....
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1909 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1909
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1909 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for thirty eight years. It was their fifteenth season in the County Championship and they won two matches to finish fifteenth in the Championship table.-1909 season:Derbyshire played...
in a match against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
in May, in which Smith scored a few runs and took a single catch. His next and last first-class game followed a week later, in a draw against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
.
Smith was a right-handed batsman and played three innings in two first class matches, making a total of 9 runs.
Smith died in South Kirkby, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
at the age of 47.