Edwin Smith (cricketer, born 1934), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Edwin Smith (cricketer, born 1934)

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1934

Place of Birth: Grassmoor, England, United Kingdom

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Edwin Smith (born 2 January 1934) is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets. Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire.
He played his entire first-class career for Derbyshire, playing 503 First Class matches in a career spanning 20 years from 1951 to 1971. Smith was primarily an off-spin bowler and took 1217 first-class wickets at an average of 25.84, with 51 5 wicket innings and a best performance of 9 for 46.
He was also a useful lower middle order batsman and scored nearly 7000 runs with a highest score of 90.England had a number of very good off-spin bowlers during Smith's career, including Jim Laker, Fred Titmus, David Allen and Ray Illingworth, which restricted his opportunities to play Test cricket.