John Smeaton (umpire)

This article is about the cricket umpire. For the baggage handler, see John Smeaton (born 1976).

John Smeaton

Personal information
Full name	John Henry Smeaton
Born	(1948-08-31) 31 August 1948 (age 76) Melbourne, Australia
Umpiring information
Tests  umpired	1 (2001)
Source: Cricinfo, 28 August 2014

John Henry Smeaton (born 31 August 1948) is a former Australian cricket umpire. He stood in one Test match in 2001. ^[1]

Smeaton umpired 42 first-class matches between 1996 and 2004, most of them in Hobart. ^[2] He umpired the last three days of the Test match between Australia and New Zealand in Hobart in November 2001, replacing Steve Davis during the match after Davis suffered a knee injury. Rain limited play on the three days to 105.2 overs, and the match was drawn. ^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of Test cricket umpires

References

1. "John Smeaton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
2. "John Smeaton as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
3. "Australia v New Zealand, Hobart 2001-02". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
4. "2nd Test, Hobart, Nov 22 - 26 2001, New Zealand tour of Australia". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2022.