Wiltshire Cricketers 1858-2014

SMART, JOHN ABBOTTS (“JACK”) (1908-12). b 12.4.1891 Preshute, Marlborough. d 3.10.1979 Bulkington, Nuneaton, Warwickshire (registered as John Abbott Smart). Ed: Lacock C of E S; Marlborough C of E S. RHB. OB. WK. Also Warwickshire (1919-36, Cap). Test match and first-class umpire. Brother of C.C. (Warwickshire, Glamorgan), son of T. Cricket coach at Marlborough College. SMART, THOMAS (1892-1910). b 31.3.1866 Preshute, Marlborough. WK. Cap. Football (Marlborough). Father of C.C. (Warwickshire, Glamorgan) and J.A. Professional to Herbert Harris (Bowden Hill). Cricket coach at Marlborough College. Club: Trowbridge (pro). SMITH, ANTHONY STANLEY (1938). b 7.6.1917 Purton. d 4.2001 Chippenham. SLA. Club: Swindon. SMITH, ANTHONY MERVYN (“TONY”) (1955-69). b 26.2.1930 Castle Combe. Ed: Chippenham SS. LHB. SLA. Cap. Also MCCA (fc, 1965). Bowls (Wiltshire). Clubs: Chippenham, Malmesbury. SMITH, CEDRIC IVAN JAMES (“JIM”) (1926-33). b 25.8.1906 Corsham. d 8.2.1979 Mellor, Lancashire. RHB. RF. Also England (5, 1934/35-37), Middlesex (1934-39), MCCA (fc, 1930). Tour: MCC to West Indies (1934/35). Brother of William Alfred, nephew of J. Club: Corsham. SMITH, CHARLES JAMES (1892). b 4.5.1863 Swindon. d 1.2.1931 Swindon. Club: Swindon GWR. SMITH, JESSE (1891-92). b 1Q.1865 (c 12.3.1865) Corsham. d 2.7.1950 Corsham. Uncle of C.I.J. and William Alfred. Club: Corsham. SMITH, LAWRENCE KILNER (1991-93). b 6.1.1964 Mirfield, Yorkshire. Ed: Stancliffe Hall S, Darley Dale; King Edward VII S, Johannesburg; Beechwood HS, Durban. RHB. WK. Cap. Also Worcestershire (1985-87), MCCA (lo,1992-1993/94), Warwickshire II (1982), Gloucestershire II (1983-85). Tour: MCCA to South Africa (1993/94). Brother of J.A. (Gloucestershire II), son of D.H.K. (Derbyshire, Orange Free State). Club: Bath. SMITH, NIGEL (1981). b 22.12.1954 Bury, Lancashire. RHB. WK. Club: Purton. SMITH, OLIVER LLOYD (2004-08). b 9.5.1983 Trowbridge. Ed: Dauntsey’s S; Birmingham U. RHB. OB. Clubs: Corsham, Old Hill. SMITH, WILLIAMALBERT (“BILL”) (1971-76). b 15.9.1937 Salisbury. LHB. RM. Cap (1971). Also Surrey (1961-70, Cap (1968)), MCCA (South, BHC, 1972). Father of A.W. (Surrey). Club: Sutton (Surrey). SMITH, WILLIAM ALFRED (1929-46). b 29.9.1900 Corsham. d 6.1.1990 Trowbridge. RHB. RFM. Also MCCA (fc, 1935-36). Football (Bath City, Notts County, West Ham United). Brother of C.I.J., nephew of J. County Club professional. SMITH, WILLIAM ROBERT RUTHERFORD (1894-13). b 23.4.1871 Batley, Yorkshire. d 23.12.1946 Ewell, Surrey. RHB. RM. Cap. Also Somerset (1895-98), Worcestershire (1889-92). Brother of D.J. (Somerset), son of J. (Lancashire, Yorkshire). First-class umpire. Club: Tewkesbury (pro). SNELL, HAROLD SAXON (1897-1908). b 6.12.1876 Swindon. d 9.7.1942 Daventry, Northamptonshire. Ed: Dean Close S, Cheltenham; CU (Pembroke). Also Northamptonshire (1909-13). Football (CU(1), Corinthians). Clubs: Lansdown, Wiltshire Gentlemen. SNOOK, EDGAR SIDNEY (1938-54). (also known as Edgar Sydney Snook) b 8.12.1919 Swindon. d 12.11.1991 Duffield, Derbyshire. Ed: Bishop Wordsworth’s S. Cap (1948). Club: Swindon. SPACKMAN, CLARE FREDERICK (1890-98). b 1.8.1869 Corsham (birth registered as Clare Frederick Sparkman). d 10.6.1940 Corsham. Ed: Rudloe C, Box. LM. Brother of L. Clubs: Corsham, Bath. SPACKMAN, LEWIN (1887). b 15.9.1858 Corsham. d 26.8.1944 Corsham. Brother of C.F. Club: Corsham. SPELLING, TIMOTHY REGINALD EVAN (1979). b 17.2.1954 Epping, Essex. Ed: Cranbrook S, Kent; Cardiff U. RHB. RM. Club: Swindon. SPENCER, ARTHUR JOHN (1978-87). b 18.8.1954 Wigan, Lancashire. RHB. RFM. Cap (1983). Also Gloucestershire II (1974). Club: Chippenham. SPOONER, SIDNEY WALTER (1900). b 3.5.1878 Lower Inglesham, Swindon. d 31.8.1912 Frinton-on-Sea, Essex. Club: Swindon. SQUAREY, PHILIP (1924). b 30.1.1904 Bemerton, Salisbury. d 2.11.1991 Bovey Tracey, Devon. Ed: Gresham’s S, Holt, Norfolk; CU (Magdalene). LHB. LM. Club: Free Foresters. 36