William Allan Smith-Masters, born William Allan Cowburn, (13 March 1850 – 27 August 1937) was an English cricketer. Smith-Masters batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born in Humber, Herefordshire.[1]
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| Full name | William Allan Smith-Masters | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1850-03-13)13 March 1850 Humber, Herefordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 August 1937(1937-08-27) (aged 87) Meopham, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Allan Cowburn (father) Fleetwood Edwards (brother-in-law) Spencer Gore (brother-in-law) | ||||||||||||||
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| 1875 | Kent | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 December 2010 | |||||||||||||||
Smith-Masters made a single first-class appearance for Kent in 1875 against Hampshire at the Winchester College Ground, Winchester.[2] In his only first-class innings, Smith-Masters scored 7 runs.[3]
He died in Meopham, Kent on 27 August 1937.
Smith-Masters had a distinguished extended family. His brother-in-law, Spencer Gore, played first-class cricket for Surrey, as well as being the first champion of the Wimbledon Championships. His other brother-in-law, Fleetwood Edwards, was Keeper of the Privy Purse to Queen Victoria. He too played first-class cricket, in one match for I Zingari. His father, Allan Cowburn, played first-class cricket for Oxford University.