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| Full name | Michael John Smedley | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1941-10-28) 28 October 1941 (age 83) Maltby, South Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1979 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 22 July 1964 Nottinghamshire v Northants | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 21 May 1966 Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 12 February 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael John Smedley (born 28 October 1941) is an English former first-class cricketer. He began his career with Yorkshire and played for the Second XI 1960–62. In 1963, he joined Nottinghamshire and made his first-class debut in 1964. Smedley, right-handed, was a specialist middle order batsman. He was awarded his county cap in 1966 and had his benefit season in 1975, which raised £8,500. He assumed the club captaincy in 1975 and held the post for five seasons until his retirement in 1979.
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| Preceded byJack Bond | Nottinghamshire County cricket captain 1975–79 |
Succeeded byClive Rice |
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- People from Maltby, South Yorkshire
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- English cricket biography, 1940s birth stubs