G. O. Smith - Cricket Career

Cricket Career

**Gilbert Smith**
Personal information

Full name	Gilbert Oswald Smith
Born	(1872-11-25)25 November 1872 Croydon, Surrey, England
Died	6 December 1943(1943-12-06) (aged 71) Lymington, Hampshire, England
Nickname	G.O
Batting style	Right-hand
Bowling style	Right-arm fast medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1893-1896	Oxford University
1896	Surrey
Career statistics
	First-class
	17
	778
	29.32
	1/4
	132






	11/0
Source: Cricket archive, 24 October 2012

In his youth, G.O. Smith was also a noted cricketer, representing Oxford University and scoring a match-winning 132 runs in the fourth innings of the 1896 Varsity Match to win the game against Cambridge. He batted right-handed. showing excellent timing with his drives and cutting beautifully, bowled reasonably well, and fielded at cover point. In the field he moved - his obituary in Wisden noted - "gracefully with quickness in all he did."

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