Peter Smith

Who is Peter Smith?

Peter Bruce Smith is a former English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Headington, Oxfordshire.

Smith made his first-class debut for Oxford University against Gloucestershire in 1967. He played 4 further first-class matches for the University, the last coming against Glamorgan in the same year. In his 5 first-class matches, he scored 36 runs at a batting average of 7.20, with a high score of 18. With the ball, he took 7 wickets at a bowling average of 41.57, with best figures of 4/92.

Smith made his debut for Oxfordshire before playing for Oxford University, first appearing in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. Smith played Minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire from 1963 to 1977 which included 106 Minor Counties Championship matches. He made his List A debut for Oxfordshire against Cornwall in the 1975 Gillette Cup. He played 7 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last of which came against Cambridgeshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. He made 4 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Gloucestershire in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In his 5 List A matches, he scored 81 runs at an average of 40.50, with a high score of 34*. With the ball, he took 3 wickets at an average of 36.66, with best figures of 2/40.