| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | William Allan Smith-Masters | ||||||||||||||
| Born | William Allan Cowburn 13 March 1850 Humber, Herefordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 August 1937 (aged 87) Camer Park, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Revd Allan Cowburn (father) Sir Fleetwood Edwards (brother-in-law) Spencer Gore (brother-in-law) | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1875 | Kent | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 December 2010 | |||||||||||||||
William Allan Smith-Masters JP (né Cowburn; 13 March 1850 – 27 August 1937), was an English cricketer and landowner.[1]
Smith-Masters made his sole first-class appearance for Kent, selected by Lord Harris, in 1875 against Hampshire at the Winchester College Ground (Kent CCC winning by an innings and 217 runs).[2] Scoring 7 runs batting at number 8, his wicket was taken by Henry Tate caught behind by Lionel Hervey-Bathurst, whom he ran out in Hampshire's second innings.[3]
A right-handed batsman, Smith-Masters was an amateur gentleman cricketer and prodigious run-scorer for North Kent, hitting at least three recorded centuries.[4]