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	'''Ernest Meade Smythe''' (25 March 1904 – 9 July 1975) was an English [[cricket]]er and [[Indian Army]] officer. His [[batting (cricket)\|batting]] and [[bowling (cricket)\|bowling]] styles are unknown. He was born in [[Ealing]], [[Middlesex]] and educated at [[Allhallows School]] in [[Devon]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://home.zipworld.com.au/~lnbdds/home/smythjohnrev.htm\|title=Smythe family research\|website=home.zipworld.com.au\|accessdate=2 March ~~2022~~}}</ref>		'''Ernest Meade Smythe''' (25 March 1904 – 9 July 1975) was an English [[cricket]]er and [[Indian Army]] officer. His [[batting (cricket)\|batting]] and [[bowling (cricket)\|bowling]] styles are unknown. He was born in [[Ealing]], [[Middlesex]] and educated at [[Allhallows School]] in [[Devon]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://home.zipworld.com.au/~lnbdds/home/smythjohnrev.htm\|title=Smythe family research\|website=home.zipworld.com.au\|accessdate=2 March 2011}}</ref>

	Smythe played for [[Devon County Cricket Club\|Devon]] in the 1928 [[Minor Counties Championship]], playing three matches against the [[Kent County Cricket Club\|Kent Second XI]], the [[Surrey County Cricket Club\|Surrey Second XI]] and [[Cornwall County Cricket Club\|Cornwall]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14592/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html\|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Ernest Smythe\|publisher=CricketArchive\|accessdate=2 March ~~2022~~}}</ref> In November 1930, he played his only [[first-class cricket\|first-class]] match for the Bengal Governor's XI against the Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI at [[Eden Gardens]], [[Calcutta]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14592/First-Class_Matches.html\|title=First-Class Matches played by Ernest Smythe\|publisher=CricketArchive\|accessdate=2 March ~~2022~~}}</ref> In the Bengal first-innings he scored 1 run before being dismissed by [[Ghulam Mohammad (cricketer, born 1898)\|Ghulam Mohammad]] and in their second-innings he scored 6 runs before being dismissed by [[Mushtaq Ali]]. With the ball he took a single wicket, that of [[C.R. Nayudu]] for the cost of 19 runs.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/13/13722.html\|title=Bengal Governor's XI v Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI, 1930\|publisher=CricketArchive\|accessdate=1 March ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Smythe played for [[Devon County Cricket Club\|Devon]] in the 1928 [[Minor Counties Championship]], playing three matches against the [[Kent County Cricket Club\|Kent Second XI]], the [[Surrey County Cricket Club\|Surrey Second XI]] and [[Cornwall County Cricket Club\|Cornwall]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14592/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html\|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Ernest Smythe\|publisher=CricketArchive\|accessdate=2 March 2011}}</ref> In November 1930, he played his only [[first-class cricket\|first-class]] match for the Bengal Governor's XI against the Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI at [[Eden Gardens]], [[Calcutta]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14592/First-Class_Matches.html\|title=First-Class Matches played by Ernest Smythe\|publisher=CricketArchive\|accessdate=2 March 2011}}</ref> In the Bengal first-innings he scored 1 run before being dismissed by [[Ghulam Mohammad (cricketer, born 1898)\|Ghulam Mohammad]] and in their second-innings he scored 6 runs before being dismissed by [[Mushtaq Ali]]. With the ball he took a single wicket, that of [[C.R. Nayudu]] for the cost of 19 runs.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/13/13722.html\|title=Bengal Governor's XI v Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI, 1930\|publisher=CricketArchive\|accessdate=1 March 2011}}</ref>

	With the [[Empire of Japan\|Japanese]] declaration of war against the [[British Empire]] during [[World War II]], Smythe was drafted into the [[Indian Army]] as an emergency commission in February 1942, holding the rank of [[2nd Lieutenant]].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=35570 \|date=22 May 1942 \|page=2246}}</ref> He died in [[St Columb Major]], [[Cornwall]] on 9 July 1975.		With the [[Empire of Japan\|Japanese]] declaration of war against the [[British Empire]] during [[World War II]], Smythe was drafted into the [[Indian Army]] as an emergency commission in February 1942, holding the rank of [[2nd Lieutenant]].<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=35570 \|date=22 May 1942 \|page=2246}}</ref> He died in [[St Columb Major]], [[Cornwall]] on 9 July 1975.

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| fullname = Ernest Meade Smythe
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| birth_place = [[Ealing]], [[Middlesex]], [[England]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1975|7|9|1904|3|25|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[St Columb Major]], [[Cornwall]], England
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| date = 2 March
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'''Ernest Meade Smythe''' (25 March 1904 – 9 July 1975) was an English [[cricket]]er and [[Indian Army]] officer. His [[batting (cricket)|batting]] and [[bowling (cricket)|bowling]] styles are unknown. He was born in [[Ealing]], [[Middlesex]] and educated at [[Allhallows School]] in [[Devon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.zipworld.com.au/~lnbdds/home/smythjohnrev.htm|title=Smythe family research|website=home.zipworld.com.au|accessdate=2 March 2022}}</ref>

Smythe played for [[Devon County Cricket Club|Devon]] in the 1928 [[Minor Counties Championship]], playing three matches against the [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent Second XI]], the [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey Second XI]] and [[Cornwall County Cricket Club|Cornwall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14592/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Ernest Smythe|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2 March 2022}}</ref> In November 1930, he played his only [[first-class cricket|first-class]] match for the Bengal Governor's XI against the Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI at [[Eden Gardens]], [[Calcutta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14592/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Ernest Smythe|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2 March 2022}}</ref> In the Bengal first-innings he scored 1 run before being dismissed by [[Ghulam Mohammad (cricketer, born 1898)|Ghulam Mohammad]] and in their second-innings he scored 6 runs before being dismissed by [[Mushtaq Ali]]. With the ball he took a single wicket, that of [[C.R. Nayudu]] for the cost of 19 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/13/13722.html|title=Bengal Governor's XI v Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI, 1930|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=1 March 2022}}</ref>

With the [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] declaration of war against the [[British Empire]] during [[World War II]], Smythe was drafted into the [[Indian Army]] as an emergency commission in February 1942, holding the rank of [[2nd Lieutenant]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=35570 |date=22 May 1942 |page=2246}}</ref> He died in [[St Columb Major]], [[Cornwall]] on 9 July 1975.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/34439.html Ernest Smythe] at [[ESPNcricinfo]]
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14592/14592.html Ernest Smythe] at CricketArchive

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[[Category:1904 births]]
[[Category:1975 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Ealing]]
[[Category:English cricketers]]
[[Category:Devon cricketers]]
[[Category:British Indian Army officers]]
[[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War II]]
[[Category:People educated at Allhallows College]]

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