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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 | '''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 | 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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| Full name | Ernest Meade Smythe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 March 1904 Ealing, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 July 1975 (aged 71) St Columb Major, Cornwall, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1930/31 | Bengal Governor's XI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928 | Devon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ernest Meade Smythe (25 March 1904 – 9 July 1975) was an English cricketer and Indian Army officer. His batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born in Ealing, Middlesex and educated at Allhallows School in Devon.[1]
Smythe played for Devon in the 1928 Minor Counties Championship, playing three matches against the Kent Second XI, the Surrey Second XI and Cornwall.[2] In November 1930, he played his only first-class match for the Bengal Governor's XI against the Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI at Eden Gardens, Calcutta.[3] In the Bengal first-innings he scored 1 run before being dismissed by 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.[4]
With the 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.[5] He died in St Columb Major, Cornwall on 9 July 1975.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Smythe family research". home.zipworld.com.au. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Ernest Smythe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Ernest Smythe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ↑ "Bengal Governor's XI v Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram's XI, 1930". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ↑ "No. 35570". The London Gazette. 22 May 1942. p. 2246.
External links[edit]
- Ernest Smythe at ESPNcricinfo
- Ernest Smythe at CricketArchive