Haydon Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Haydon Smith

cricketer

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1901

Place of Birth: Groby, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-Aug-1948

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Haydon Arthur Smith (29 March 1901 – 7 August 1948) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Leicestershire from 1925 to 1939.
He was born and died at Groby, Leicestershire.
He was the uncle of later Leicestershire cricketer Terry Spencer. Smith was a lower-order right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler.
Early in his career he was considered promising as a batsman and scarcely bowled, but his batting did not develop and although he often made runs he was largely "a useful hitter".
Unusually for the fast bowlers of his period, he was a good fielder, taking 257 catches in his 341 first-class games.