Richard Ian Smyth (born 19 November 1951) is an English school headmaster and cricketer.
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| Full name | Richard Ian Smyth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 November 1951 Bishopwearmouth, County Durham, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1975 | Cambridge University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editSmyth 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
editSmyth 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
editSmyth 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
edit- ^ a b SMYTH, Richard Ian, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Richard Smyth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Smyth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "Cambridge University v Yorkshire, 1974". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Richard Smyth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Smyth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard Smyth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
External links
edit- Richard Smyth at ESPNcricinfo
- Richard Smyth at CricketArchive