Stephen Smith (8 April 1822 – 20 February 1890) was an English

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er who played for MCC, the Gentlemen of Kent and

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.Carlaw D (2020) ''Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914'' (revised edition), p. 172.
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at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.) Smith was born in

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in 1822.Stephen Smith

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. Retrieved 2019-07-18. He played in seven first-class matches as a batsman, scoring 75 runs with a highest score of 41.Stephen Smith
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-07-18. As well as playing first-class matches, Smith is known to have played club cricket for MCC and the Gentlemen of Kent as well as for a side organised by the

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. Smith died at

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in 1890. He was aged 67.

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* 1822 births 1890 deaths English cricketers Kent cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Gentlemen of Kent cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1820s-stub