Smailes (Surrey cricketer)
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Smailes was an English cricket
er who played in major cricket matches for Caterham Cricket Club
and Surrey
in the 1760s.
and scored 25 and 11, Surrey winning by 14 runs. On 31 July and 1 August 1769, Smailes played for Caterham against Hambledon Cricket Club, the game being the equivalent of Surrey v Hampshire
at Guildford Bason
. Hambledon won by 4 wickets before a crowd of "near 20,000 spectators".
Smailes is only recorded on those two occasions and it is not known if he played regularly in earlier and later seasons. Players were rarely mentioned by name in contemporary reports and there are no other known references to Smailes.
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 in major cricket matches for Caterham Cricket Club
Caterham Cricket Club
Caterham Cricket Club was based at Caterham, Surrey. Caterham at this time was effectively representative of Surrey as a county. Its home venue was on Caterham Common...
and Surrey
Surrey county cricket teams
Surrey county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. The first definite mention of cricket anywhere in the world is dated c.1550 in Guildford.-17th century:...
in the 1760s.
Career
Smailes played in two major 11-a-side matches, one in 1768 and one in 1769. On 10 June 1768, he played against KentKent county cricket teams
Kent county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. Kent, jointly with Sussex, is the birthplace of the sport...
and scored 25 and 11, Surrey winning by 14 runs. On 31 July and 1 August 1769, Smailes played for Caterham against Hambledon Cricket Club, the game being the equivalent of Surrey v Hampshire
Hampshire county cricket teams
Hampshire county cricket teams have been traced back to the 18th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that...
at Guildford Bason
Guildford Bason
Guildford Bason is an English former cricket ground on Merrow Down, on the outskirts of Guildford, Surrey. Guildford is the location for the earliest definite reference to cricket in English history...
. Hambledon won by 4 wickets before a crowd of "near 20,000 spectators".
Smailes is only recorded on those two occasions and it is not known if he played regularly in earlier and later seasons. Players were rarely mentioned by name in contemporary reports and there are no other known references to Smailes.