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]
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
References
edit- ^ "Frank Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Frank Aston Smith". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Frank Aston Smith". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Deaths". Press: 27. 20 October 1975.