Frank Smith (umpire)

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rWotD Episode 2969: Frank Smith (umpire)
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The random article for Friday, 20 June 2025, is Frank Smith (umpire).
Frank Ernest Smith (13 May 1872 – 3 December 1943) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1893 and 1908. He played 68 games and later umpired.
He was born at Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.
As a player, Smith played for Surrey County Cricket Club as part of the County Championship-winning sides of 1893 and 1895 and was awarded his county cap in 1894. His best season was in 1894 when he took 95 wickets with his "rather slow" left-handed deliveries. He made 11 appearances for the short-lived London County between 1901 and 1902 and played once for Transvaal in 1907, spending many years coaching in South Africa during the English off-season. As an umpire, he stood in five Test matches between 1902 and 1910, all in South Africa.
After playing Smith coached at Sedbergh School in Yorkshire. He died at Sedbergh in 1943 aged 71.
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