Edwin Smith (2 January 1934 – July 2026) was an English county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.
Biography
Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire on 2 January 1934. He played his entire first-class career for Derbyshire, playing 503 First Class matches in a career spanning 20 years from 1951 to 1971.
He was primarily an off-spin bowler and took 1217 first-class wickets at an average of 25.84, with 51 5 wicket innings and a best performance of 9 for 46. He was also a useful lower middle order batsman and scored nearly 7000 runs with a highest score of 90.
England had other very good off-spin bowlers during Smith's career, including Jim Laker, Fred Titmus, David Allen and Ray Illingworth, and Smith did not play Test cricket.
Smith died in July 2026, aged 92.