Derek Seth-Smith

Derek John Seth-Smith (11 August 1920 – 24 June 1964) was an English first-class cricketer.

Derek Seth-Smith

Personal information
Full name	Derek John Seth-Smith
Born	11 August 1920 Church Crookham, Hampshire, England
Died	24 June 1964(1964-06-24) (aged 43) Chelsea, London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 3 Batting average 1.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 3 Balls bowled 36 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings -/-
Source: Cricinfo, 25 December 2018

Born at Church Crookham, Seth-Smith was the son of the Berkshire minor counties cricketer Keith Seth-Smith.[1] He served during World War II in the Royal Hampshire Regiment as a second lieutenant.[2] He married Jean Halcro Erskine-Hill, the daughter of Alexander Erskine-Hill, on 16 September 1950.[1] In that same year he appeared in a first-class cricket match for the Free Foresters against Oxford University at Oxford.[3] He bowled six wicketless overs with his right-arm fast-medium bowling in Oxford's first-innings, while with the bat he was dismissed without scoring by Anthony Jessup in the Free Foresters first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for 3 runs.[4] He died at Chelsea in June 1964.[1]

References

1. "Derek John Seth Smith". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
2. "No. 35091". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 March 1941. p. 1281.
3. "First-Class Matches played by Derek Seth-Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
4. "Oxford University v Free Foresters, 1950". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-25.

External links

• Derek Seth-Smith at ESPNcricinfo