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Roy Smith (cricketer, Born 1910)
Roy Smith (20 January 1910 – 19 October 1971) was an English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed Batting (cricket), batsman. He was born at Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Smith made his debut for Staffordshire County Cricket Club, Staffordshire in the 1931 Minor Counties Championship against Durham County Cricket Club, Durham. Smith played Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket, Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1931 to 1954 (excluding the six seasons in which there was no county cricket due to World War II), making 98 appearances. In 1949, he made a single first-class cricket, first-class appearance for a combined Minor Counties cricket team, Minor Counties team against Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Yorkshire at Lord's. In the Minor Counties first-innings, he was dismissed for 29 runs by Allan Mason (cricketer), Allan Mason, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for a duck (cricket), duck by Fred Trueman. Yorkshire won the match by 136 runs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England. It has an estimated population of 259,965 as of 2022, making it the largest settlement in Staffordshire and one of the largest cities of the Midlands. Stoke is surrounded by the towns of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Alsager, Kidsgrove and Biddulph, which form a conurbation around the city. The city is wikt:polycentric, polycentric, formed from Federation of Stoke-on-Trent, the federation of six towns in 1910. It took its name from the town of Stoke-upon-Trent where the main centre of government and the principal Stoke-on-Trent railway station, railway station in the district were located. Hanley is the primary commercial centre. The other four towns which form the city are Burslem, Tunstall, Staffordshire, Tunstall, Longton, Staffordshire, Longton and Fenton, Staffordshire, Fenton. The home of the pottery industry in England, it is known as Staffo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
