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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman (RHB) | |
| Bowling type | Right-arm fast (RF) | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 1 | 143 |
| Runs scored | 3 | 2986 |
| Batting average | 3. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any In the sport of Cricket there are two broad categories of bowlers: pace bowlers and spin bowlers Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 00 | 32. 06 |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/10 |
| Top score | 3 | 85 |
| Balls bowled | 154 | 17964 |
| Wickets | 7 | 346 |
| Bowling average | 8. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 71 | 22. 34 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 1 | 10 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 |
| Best bowling | 5/19 | 7/16 |
| Catches/stumpings | 0/0 | 97/0 |
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Test debut: 12 March 1889 |
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Sir Charles Aubrey Smith (known as Sir Aubrey Smith, or to movie-goers simply as C. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Aubrey Smith), KBE (born 21 July 1863 in London, England, died 20 December 1948 in Beverly Hills) was an English cricketer and actor. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works He was knighted in 1944 for services to Anglo-American amity. Knight is the English term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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Early life
Smith was educated at Charterhouse School, a famous English private school, and Cambridge University[1] and settled in South Africa to prospect for gold in 1888-89. Charterhouse, originally Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse, is a prominent boys independent or public school as they're known in Britain between The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa While there he developed pneumonia and was wrongly pronounced dead by doctors. Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal He married Isabella Wood in 1896.
Cricket career
As a cricketer he had the nickname "Round the Corner Smith". He was a bowler and played for Cambridge University 1882-85 and for Sussex at various time between 1882-92[2]. Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. While in South Africa he captained the Johannesburg English XI[3]. Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. He captained England to victory in his only Test match, against South Africa at Port Elizabeth in 1888-89. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa In 1932 he founded the Hollywood Cricket Club and created a pitch with imported English grass and played alongside fellow expats such as David Niven and Boris Karloff and local American players. The Hollywood Cricket Club ( HCC) is an amateur Cricket team in Los Angeles California. James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983 was an English Academy Award -winning Actor probably best known for his role as the punctuality-obsessed Boris Karloff ( 23 November, &ndash 2 February,) was an English actor who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s Decades after his cricket had ended, when he had long been a famous face in films, Sir Aubrey was spotted in the pavilion on a visit to Lord's. Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket "That man over there seems familiar", remarked one member to another. "Yes", said the second, seemingly oblivious to Hollywood fame, "Chap called Smith. Used to play for Sussex. "
Acting career
Smith began acting on the London stage in 1895. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year His first major role was in The Prisoner of Zenda the following year, playing the dual lead roles of king and look alike. The Prisoner of Zenda is an Adventure novel by Anthony Hope, published in 1894. A look-alike is a living person who closely resembles another living person Forty-one years later, he appeared in the most acclaimed film version of the novel, this time as the wise old advisor. The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1937 Black-and-white Adventure film based on the Anthony Hope 's this is considered by many to be the definitive Later in life, he quipped that he had probably played every male character in the story in numerous productions throughout his career. The Prisoner of Zenda is an Adventure novel by Anthony Hope, published in 1894.
Smith later went to Hollywood where he had a successful career as a character actor playing either officer or gentleman roles. A character actor is an Actor who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones He was also regarded as being the unofficial leader of what would become known as the Hollywood Raj, a select group of British actors who were seen to be colonising the capital of the movie business in the 1930s. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Other movie stars considered to be "members" of this select group were David Niven (whom Smith treated like a son), Ronald Coleman and Patric Knowles. James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983 was an English Academy Award -winning Actor probably best known for his role as the punctuality-obsessed Ronald Coleman may refer to Ronald Colman, English actor Ronald D Reginald Lawrence Knowles ( November 11, 1911 &ndash December 23, 1995) was an English film Actor who renamed himself Smith became infamous for expecting his fellow countrymen to report for regular duty at his Hollywood Cricket Club, and any who refused was known to "incur his displeasure". The Hollywood Cricket Club ( HCC) is an amateur Cricket team in Los Angeles California. Fiercely patriotic, Smith became openly critical of the British actors of enlistment age who did not return to fight after the outbreak of World War II in 1939. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Smith loved playing on his status as Hollywood's "Englishman in Residence". His bushy eyebrows, beady eyes, handlebar moustache and a height of 6'4" made him one of the most recognisable faces in Hollywood. A handlebar moustache is a Moustache with particularly lengthy often graspable extremities He starred alongside such screen legends as leading ladies Greta Garbo, Elizabeth Taylor, Vivien Leigh, and actors Clark Gable, Laurence Olivier and Gary Cooper. Leading lady is an informal term for the actress who plays a secondary lead or supporting role usually a love interest to the Leading actor in a film or play Greta Garbo ( 18 September 1905 &ndash 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress during Hollywood 's Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Vivien Leigh Lady Olivier (5 November 1913 &ndash 8 July 1967 was an English actress. Clark Gable (February 1 &ndashNovember 16) was an iconic American Actor nicknamed "The King of Hollywood" in his heyday Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron Frank James “Gary” Cooper (May 7 &ndashMay 13) was an American film actor and iconic star His films include such classics as The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) mentioned above and The Four Feathers (1939). The Four Feathers is a 1939 Adventure film directed by Zoltan Korda, starring John Clements, Ralph Richardson,
Commander McBragg in the TV cartoon Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales is a parody of him and the character also appears in The Simpsons episode "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story". Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales was a popular semi-educational Animated cartoon show that originally aired on CBS from 1963 to 1966 The Seemingly Never-Ending Story is an Emmy Award winning episode of The Simpsons that originally aired in the United States on March 12, 2006.
Sir Aubrey has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that In 1933, he was on the first board of the Screen Actors Guild. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background
Sir Aubrey died from pneumonia in Beverly Hills in 1948. Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His body was cremated and nine months later, in accordance with his wishes, his ashes were returned to his beloved England and interred in his mother's grave at St Lawrence churchyard in Hove, East Sussex. Hove is a town on the south coast of England, immediately to the west of its larger neighbour Brighton, with whom it forms the Unitary authority Brighton East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the
Selected filmography
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See also
- History of Test cricket (1884 to 1889)
- David Rayvern Allen, Sir Aubrey: Biography of C. The history of Test cricket between 1884 and 1889 was one of English dominance over the Australians. Aubrey Smith, England Cricketer, West End Actor, Hollywood Film Star, Elm Tree Books, 1982, ISBN 978-0241105900
References
- Wills, Walter H. , 1907. The Anglo-African Who's Who, Jeppestown Press, United Kingdom. ISBN 0-9553936-3-9
External links
- The Internet Movie Database page on Sir Aubrey Smith
- CricketArchive page on Sir Aubrey Smith
- Sir C Aubrey Smith's Grave at www.Findagrave.com
| Preceded by W. G. Grace |
English national cricket captain 1888/9 |
Succeeded by Monty Bowden |
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