C. Aubrey Smith

Sir
C. Aubrey Smith

CBE
Smith in about 1940
Personal information
Full name
Charles Aubrey Smith
Born(1863-07-21)21 July 1863
London, England
Died20 December 1948(1948-12-20) (aged 85)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 66)12 March 1889 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1882–1896Sussex
1882–1885Cambridge University
1889/90Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 1 143
Runs scored 3 2,986
Batting average 3.00 13.63
100s/50s 0/0 0/10
Top score 3 85
Balls bowled 154 17,953
Wickets 7 346
Bowling average 8.71 22.34
5 wickets in innings 1 19
10 wickets in match 0 1
Best bowling 5/19 7/16
Catches/stumpings 0/– 97/–
Source: CricketArchive, 23 September 2008

Sir Charles Aubrey Smith CBE (21 July 1863 – 20 December 1948) was an English Test cricketer who became a stage and film actor, acquiring a niche as the officer-and-gentleman type, as in the first sound version of The Prisoner of Zenda (1937). In Hollywood, he organised British actors into a cricket team, much intriguing local spectators.