William Smith (Scottish cricketer)
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William Alexander Bremner Smith (22 July 1902 – 21 December 1937) was a Scottish cricket
er. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium
bowler, he played once for the Scotland national cricket team in 1927.
in 1902, he played club cricket for Greenock Cricket Club, taking 268 wickets at an average
of 13.55. His first match against international opposition came for the West of Scotland Cricket Club
against Australia in 1926. He played his only match for Scotland the following year, a first-class
match against Ireland.
Soon after this, he moved to the Federated Malay States
, and played twice for Malaya
against Shanghai
and Hong Kong
in 1929. He played a match for the Federated Malay States
against the Straits Settlements
the following year, and played in the fixture a second time in 1934. He died in Kuala Lumpur
in 1937.
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. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
bowler, he played once for the Scotland national cricket team in 1927.
Biography
Born in GreenockGreenock
Greenock is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council area in United Kingdom, and a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland...
in 1902, he played club cricket for Greenock Cricket Club, taking 268 wickets at an average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 13.55. His first match against international opposition came for the West of Scotland Cricket Club
West of Scotland Cricket Club
The West of Scotland Cricket Club is a large cricket club based in Glasgow, Scotland. Their ground is Hamilton Crescent located in the Partick area of Glasgow's West End...
against Australia in 1926. He played his only match for Scotland the following year, a first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
match against Ireland.
Soon after this, he moved to the Federated Malay States
Federated Malay States
The Federated Malay States was a federation of four protected states in the Malay Peninsula—Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang—established by the British government in 1895, which lasted until 1946, when they, together with the Straits Settlements and the Unfederated Malay...
, and played twice for Malaya
Malaya cricket team
The Malaya cricket team was a team that represented the combined territories of the Federated Malay States and the Straits Settlements in various international cricket matches between 1906 and 1961.-Early days:...
against Shanghai
Shanghai cricket team
The Shanghai cricket team was a cricket team that played various international matches between 1866 and 1948. With cricket in the rest of China almost non-existent, for that period they were the de facto Chinese national side.-History:...
and Hong Kong
Hong Kong cricket team
The Hong Kong cricket team represents Hong Kong in international cricket. It played its first match in 1866 and has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1969....
in 1929. He played a match for the Federated Malay States
Federated Malay States cricket team
The Federated Malay States cricket team was a team that represented the Federated Malay States in international cricket matches between 1905 and 1940. Cricket has been played in Peninsular Malaysia since the 1880s, and the Federated Malay States usually combined with the Straits Settlements cricket...
against the Straits Settlements
Straits Settlements cricket team
The Straits Settlements cricket team was the team that represented the Straits Settlements in international cricket matches between 1890 and 1940.-History:...
the following year, and played in the fixture a second time in 1934. He died in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
in 1937.