John Smith (cricketer, born 1882)

John Willoughby Dixie Smith
John Willoughby Dixie Smith
Born	11 March 1882; Blaby, Leicestershire,; England
Died	2 October 1959 (aged 77); Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex,; England
Rugby union career
Years
Senior career
Years	Team
1902–1912	Leicester Tigers
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Unknown
Domestic team information
1921	Leicestershire
Career statistics
Matches	2
Runs scored	30
Batting average	7.50
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	25
Balls bowled	30
Wickets	–
Bowling average	–
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	–
Catches/stumpings	–/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 7 February 2013

John Willoughby Dixie Smith (11 March 1882 – 2 October 1959) was an English cricketer and rugby union player. Smith was a utility back in rugby and right-handed batsman in cricket, although his bowling style is unknown. He was born at Blaby, Leicestershire. He was also known as John Willoughby Dixie-Smith.

School and rugby

Smith attended Oundle School in Northamptonshire in 1897 and 1898.^[1] On 20 January 1902 he made his debut for Leicester Tigers against Plymouth, scoring a try in a 5–3 defeat. Smith played against Exeter the next day, but did not feature again that season. He featured regularly in the 1903–04 & 1904–05 seasons before leaving the club for two seasons. He re-joined in 1907 and played most weeks, in 1908–09 he played in 36 games, the most of any of his seasons and captained the club on 3 occasions. He played his final match on 2 March 1912 against Headingly.^[2]

World War 1 and cricket

He later served in World War I with the Leicestershire Regiment, where he held the rank of Lieutenant.^[1] Following the war, Smith made two first-class appearances for Leicestershire in the 1921 County Championship against Gloucestershire and Glamorgan.^[3] He scored 30 runs in his two matches with a high score of 25 and a batting average of 7.50.^[4]

He died at Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex on 2 October 1959.

References

^ ^a ^b King, Henry M.; Yeld, Edmund E. (1920). Oundle Memorials of the Great War, MCMXIV-MCXIX. Oundle School.
^ Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
^ "First-Class Matches played by John Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

External links

John Smith at ESPNcricinfo
John Smith at CricketArchive

[BOOK-1] King, Henry M.; Yeld, Edmund E. (1920). Oundle Memorials of the Great War, MCMXIV-MCXIX. Oundle School.

[2] Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.

[3] "First-Class Matches played by John Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

[4] "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

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