Richard Smyth (cricketer, born 1951)

Richard Ian Smyth (born 19 November 1951) is an English school headmaster and cricketer.

Richard Smyth

Personal information
Full name	Richard Ian Smyth
Born	(1951-11-19) 19 November 1951 Bishopwearmouth, County Durham, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg break
Role	Occasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1974	Durham
1973–1975	Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 21 4 Runs scored 711 39 Batting average 18.23 9.75 100s/50s –/3 –/– Top score 61 21 Balls bowled – – Wickets – – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 4/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 December 2011

Early life

Smyth was born at Bishopwearmouth, County Durham, and educated at Sedbergh School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he gained a BA degree and PGCE.[1]

Cricket

Smyth was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break, and who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper. While studying at the University of Cambridge, he made his first-class cricket debut for Cambridge University against Warwickshire in 1973. He made nineteen further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Oxford University in the 1975 The University Match at Lord's.[2] In his twenty first-class appearances for Oxford University, he scored a total of 679 runs at an average of 18.35, with a high score of 61.[3] This score was one of three fifties he made and came against Yorkshire in 1974.[4] He also made a single first-class appearance for a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities side against the touring Indians in 1974.[2] Cambridge University took part in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup, with Smyth making his List A debut in that tournament against Kent. He played three further List A matches during that competition, against Essex, Surrey and Sussex.[5] In his four List A matches, Smyth scored a total of 39 runs at an average of 9.75, with a high score of 21.[6]

He played a single Minor Counties Championship match for his native Durham against Shropshire in 1974.[7]

Teaching

Smyth was an assistant master at Christ's Hospital and at Gresham's School, a housemaster at Wellington College, headmaster of King's School, Bruton, 1993–2004 and of St Peter's School, York 2004–09, and Principal of Fulwood Academy 2010–14.[1]

References

1. SMYTH, Richard Ian, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
2. "First-Class Matches played by Richard Smyth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Smyth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
4. "Cambridge University v Yorkshire, 1974". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
5. "List A Matches played by Richard Smyth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
6. "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Smyth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
7. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard Smyth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2011.

External links

• Richard Smyth at ESPNcricinfo
• Richard Smyth at CricketArchive