Derek Seth-Smith

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Derek Seth-Smith
Personal information
Full nameDerek John Seth-Smith
Born11 August 1920
Church Crookham, Hampshire,
England
Died24 June 1964(1964-06-24) (aged 43)
Chelsea, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches1
Runs scored3
Batting average 1.50
100s/50s–/–
Top score3
Balls bowled36
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings -/-
Source: Cricinfo, 25 December 2018

Derek John Seth-Smith (11 August 1920 24 June 1964) was an English first-class cricketer.

Born at Church Crookham, Seth-Smith was the son of the Berkshire minor counties cricketer Keith Seth-Smith. [1] He served during World War II in the Royal Hampshire Regiment as a second lieutenant. [2] He married Jean Halcro Erskine-Hill, the daughter of Alexander Erskine-Hill, on 16 September 1950. [1] In that same year he appeared in a first-class cricket match for the Free Foresters against Oxford University at Oxford. [3] He bowled six wicketless overs with his right-arm fast-medium bowling in Oxford's first-innings, while with the bat he was dismissed without scoring by Anthony Jessup in the Free Foresters first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for 3 runs. [4] He died at Chelsea in June 1964. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Derek John Seth Smith". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  2. "No. 35091". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 March 1941. p. 1281.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Derek Seth-Smith" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  4. "Oxford University v Free Foresters, 1950" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2018.