Edward William Smyrk (1 May 1882 – 14 August 1962) was a New Zealand
cricketer
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who played
first-class cricket for
Hawke's Bay and
Wellington from 1910 to 1920.
Smyrk was a spin bowler, useful lower-order batsman and fine fieldsman. His best first-class bowling figures were 4 for 45 in his last match, for Wellington against Hawke's Bay in 1920.
Smyrk served as a
sapper with the
Samoa Expeditionary Force in the
Occupation of German Samoa
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in 1914. He returned to New Zealand in March 1915 and married Jessie Arnold in
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1882 births
1962 deaths
People from Reefton
New Zealand cricketers
Hawke's Bay cricketers
Wellington cricketers
New Zealand military personnel of World War I
Sportspeople from the West Coast Region