William Smith-Masters
William Allan Smith-Masters, born William Allan Cowburn, (13 March 1850 – 27 August 1937) was an English cricketer. Smith-Masters batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born in Humber, Herefordshire.
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Full name | William Allan Smith-Masters | ||||||||||||||
Born | Humber, Herefordshire, England | 13 March 1850||||||||||||||
Died | 27 August 1937 87) Meopham, Kent, England | (aged||||||||||||||
Relations | Allan Cowburn (father) Fleetwood Edwards (brother-in-law) Spencer Gore (brother-in-law) | ||||||||||||||
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1875 | Kent | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 December 2010 |
Smith-Masters made a single first-class appearance for Kent in 1875 against Hampshire at the Winchester College Ground, Winchester.[1] In his only first-class innings, Smith-Masters scored 7 runs.[2]
Family
Smith-Masters had a distinguished extended family. His brother-in-law, Spencer Gore, played first-class cricket for Surrey, as well as being the first champion of the Wimbledon Championships. His other brother-in-law, Fleetwood Edwards, was Keeper of the Privy Purse to Queen Victoria. He too played first-class cricket, in one match for I Zingari. His father, Allan Cowburn, played first-class cricket for Oxford University.