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| Full name | Hugh Purefoy Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 October 1856 Lasham, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 September 1939 (aged 82) Brighton, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1878 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hugh Purefoy Smith (16 October 1856 – 9 September 1939) was an English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Lasham, Hampshire.
Smith made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against Surrey at the County Ground, Hove in 1878.[1] In Surrey's first-innings, he took the wicket of Swainson Akroyd for the cost of 82 runs from 30 overs. In Sussex's first-innings, he was dismissed for 10 runs by Edward Barratt. With Sussex following-on in their second-innings, he was dismissed for a duck by Frederick Johnson.[2] This was his only major appearance for Sussex.
He died at Brighton, Sussex on 9 September 1939.