Although born in Richmond, Dave Smith played 142 games of Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League (VFL) with Essendon from 1903 to 1913,[2] scoring 114 goals, captaining the Essendon team in its 1911 premiership year; his decision to go to Essendon (which, at the time, was playing its home games at the nearby Richmond) was because Richmond was a member of the VFA at the time.
He later played one match for Richmond in 1914, scoring three goals, and then retired.
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He played district cricket with Richmond Cricket Club, captaining the team from 1910 to 1915, scoring 2404 runs, and winning the batting average in seasons 1908–09 and 1909–10. He played 46 first-class matches for Victoria and various Australian teams.
Having failed to appear at a disciplinary hearing of the Australian Cricket Board, conducted on the 1912 team's return to Australia to answer allegations that had been specifically levelled against him of indiscipline, drunken brawling, rudeness towards the English public, claiming illness, he never played another first-class match.
Footnotesedit
^"FOOTBALL". The Argus. No. 18, 374. Victoria, Australia. 6 June 1905. p. 7.
^In 1910 The Argus featured photographs of Smith demonstrating the stab-kick; see "'The Stab Kick' — A Football Development", The Argus, (Monday 27 June 1910), p.6.
Referencesedit
Hogan P: The Tigers of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN0-646-18748-1
Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN0-9591740-2-8
Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN0-670-86814-0
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to David Smith (sportsman).
Brydon Coverdale, "Australia's Winter Allrounders: XI Test Cricketers who played Australian Rules football at the highest level", Cricinfo, 28 May 2007
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david, smith, sportsman, david, bertram, miller, smith, september, 1884, july, 1963, australian, sportsman, dave, smithsmith, 1911personal, informationfull, namedavid, bertram, miller, smithdate, birth, 1884, september, 1884place, birthrichmond, victoriadate, . David Bertram Miller Smith 14 September 1884 29 July 1963 was an Australian sportsman Dave SmithSmith in 1911Personal informationFull nameDavid Bertram Miller SmithDate of birth 1884 09 14 14 September 1884Place of birthRichmond VictoriaDate of death29 July 1963 1963 07 29 aged 78 Place of deathHawthorn VictoriaHeight183 cm 6 ft 0 in Weight82 kg 181 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1903 1911Essendon142 114 1914Richmond00 1 00 3 Total143 117 Coaching careerYearsClubGames W L D 1908 1909Essendon39 26 13 0 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comCricket informationBattingRight handedInternational informationNational sideAustraliaTest debut cap 104 24 June 1912 v EnglandLast Test19 August 1912 v EnglandCareer statisticsCompetition Test First classMatches 2 46Runs scored 30 1764Batting average 15 00 23 83100s 50s 0 0 3 6Top score 24 146Balls bowled 0 24Wickets 0 1Bowling average 22 005 wickets in innings 010 wickets in match 0Best bowling 1 22Catches stumpings 0 16 Source Cricinfo 13 October 2022 Contents 1 Football career 2 Cricket career 3 Footnotes 4 References 5 External linksFootball career editHis father was a champion Australian rules footballer for Carlton when Carlton was still in the Victorian Football Association VFA competition 1 Although born in Richmond Dave Smith played 142 games of Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League VFL with Essendon from 1903 to 1913 2 scoring 114 goals captaining the Essendon team in its 1911 premiership year his decision to go to Essendon which at the time was playing its home games at the nearby Richmond was because Richmond was a member of the VFA at the time He later played one match for Richmond in 1914 scoring three goals and then retired Cricket career editHe played district cricket with Richmond Cricket Club captaining the team from 1910 to 1915 scoring 2404 runs and winning the batting average in seasons 1908 09 and 1909 10 He played 46 first class matches for Victoria and various Australian teams He toured New Zealand with the Australian side in 1909 10 and England with the Australians in 1912 where he played in two of the Test matches Having failed to appear at a disciplinary hearing of the Australian Cricket Board conducted on the 1912 team s return to Australia to answer allegations that had been specifically levelled against him of indiscipline drunken brawling rudeness towards the English public claiming illness he never played another first class match Footnotes edit FOOTBALL The Argus No 18 374 Victoria Australia 6 June 1905 p 7 In 1910 The Argus featured photographs of Smith demonstrating the stab kick see The Stab Kick A Football Development The Argus Monday 27 June 1910 p 6 References editHogan P The Tigers of Old Richmond FC Melbourne 1996 ISBN 0 646 18748 1 Maplestone M Flying Higher History of the Essendon Football Club 1872 1996 Essendon Football Club Melbourne 1996 ISBN 0 9591740 2 8 Ross J ed 100 Years of Australian Football 1897 1996 The Complete Story of the AFL All the Big Stories All the Great Pictures All the Champions Every AFL Season Reported Viking Ringwood 1996 ISBN 0 670 86814 0External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to David Smith sportsman David Smith s playing statistics from AFL Tables David Smith at ESPNcricinfo Brydon Coverdale Australia s Winter Allrounders XI Test Cricketers who played Australian Rules football at the highest level Cricinfo 28 May 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Smith sportsman amp oldid 1168366655, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
