Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1944), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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English cricketer born in 1944
Date of Birth: 18-Mar-1944
Place of Birth: Headington, England, United Kingdom
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1944)
- Peter Bruce Smith (born 18 March 1944) is an English former cricketer and school headmaster. Smith was born in Headington, a suburb of Oxford, and educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford, and Lincoln College, Oxford.Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.
- He made his first-class cricket debut for Oxford University against Gloucestershire in 1967.
- He played 4 further first-class matches for the University, the last coming against Glamorgan in the same year.
- In his 5 first-class matches, he scored 36 runs at a batting average of 7.20, with a high score of 18.
- With the ball, he took 7 wickets at a bowling average of 41.57, with best figures of 4/92.Smith made his debut for Oxfordshire before playing for Oxford University, first appearing in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire.
- Smith played Minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire from 1963 to 1977 which included 106 Minor Counties Championship matches.
- He was captain of the Oxfordshire side from 1971 to 1977; they won the Minor Counties Championship in 1974.
- He made his List A debut for Oxfordshire against Cornwall in the 1975 Gillette Cup.
- He played 7 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last of which came against Cambridgeshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup.
- He made 4 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Gloucestershire in the 1975 Gillette Cup.
- In his 5 List A matches, he scored 81 runs at an average of 40.50, with a high score of 34*.
- With the ball, he took 3 wickets at an average of 36.66, with best figures of 2/40.After graduating from Oxford, Smith taught at Rugby School 1967–85, then was headmaster of Bradfield College 1985–2003.
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