Bill Smith (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English cricketer born in 1937
Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1937
Place of Birth: Salisbury, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 09-Sep-2018
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Bill Smith (cricketer)
- William 'Bill' Albert Smith (15 September 1937 – 9 September 2018) was an English cricketer who played for Surrey. Smith was born at Salisbury, Wiltshire.
- A left-handed batsman, he made his first-class debut for Surrey against Oxford University in 1961.
- His second first-class appearance against Somerset in 1962 was his debut in the County Championship.
- From 1961 to 1970, he represented Surrey in 144 first-class matches, the last of which came against Leicestershire in 1970.In his first-class career he scored 5,042 runs at a batting average of 22.42, with 23 half centuries and two centuries.
- His highest score was 103.
- In the field he took 51 catches.
- He also played List A cricket for Surrey.
- His debut List A match came against Gloucestershire in the 1964 Gillette Cup.
- From 1964 to 1970, he represented the county in 22 List A matches, the last of which came against Glamorgan in the 1970 John Player League. Smith joined Wiltshire in 1971, making his Minor Counties Championship debut against Dorset.
- From 1971 to 1976, he represented the county in 26 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against the Somerset Second XI.
- He represented Wiltshire in two List A matches against Hampshire in the 1972 and 1973 Gillette Cups.
- He also represented Minor Counties South in four List A matches in the 1972 Benson and Hedges Cup.
- In his 28 career List A matches, he scored 453 runs at an average of 19.69, with 2 half centuries and a high score of 64, while in the field he took 9 catches. According to Roger Harman, he was such a fine fielder, especially at cover point, that his team-mates called him "elastic hands".Outside the cricket season, he worked as a carpenter-joiner, as well as coaching at Dulwich College.
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