Frank Smith (cricketer, born 1893)
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Fullname
Frank Aston Smith
Born21 March 1893
Kaiapoi, North Canterbury, New Zealand
Kaiapoi, North Canterbury, New Zealand
Died18 October 1975 (aged 82)
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
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| Full name | Frank Aston Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 March 1893 Kaiapoi, North Canterbury, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 October 1975 (aged 82) Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Brun Smith (son) Geoff Smith (grandson) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1922-23 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 19 September 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frank Aston Smith (21 March 1893 – 18 October 1975) was a New Zealand cricketer who played two matches of first-class cricket for Canterbury in the 1922–23 season. His son Brun played Test cricket for New Zealand.[1]
Smith worked as a carpenter in Christchurch. In World War I he served overseas as a sapper with the New Zealand Engineers.[2] He married Mary Catherine Brunton (1891–1971) in June 1921.[3] He died in Christchurch in October 1975, aged 82.[4]