John Smith (born 20 November 1843 – 15 April 1873) was an English

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er with professional status. He was associated with

Cambridge Town Club Cambridge Town Club (CTC) was a first-class cricket club established in Cambridge before 1817. Among notable players who represented CTC were Tom Hayward senior, Robert Carpenter and George Tarrant. It co-existed with Cambridge University Cr ...

and represented both the North in North v South fixtures and the Players in Gentlemen v Players fixtures. Smith was a right-handed

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who is recorded in 75

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from 1863 to 1872, totalling 2,274 runs with a highest score of 97, one of six half-centuries, and holding 33 catches. His brother,

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, was also a first-class cricketer.

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1843 births 1873 deaths Cambridge Town Club cricketers English cricketers English cricketers of 1826 to 1863 English cricketers of 1864 to 1889 North v South cricketers Players cricketers Left-Handed v Right-Handed cricketers Married v Single cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers All-England Eleven cricketers United North of England Eleven cricketers Cricketers from Cambridge {{England-cricket-bio-1840s-stub