M.J.K.Smith: No Ordinary Man: No. 30 (Lives in Cricket)

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England managed to get through the tedious five Test series 0-0, and Smith did enjoy success as a batsman scoring 306 at 51.00. But, on his return to England, he was not considered good enough to merit a place in the side for batting alone. With Ted Dexter returning as captain, he was dropped from the side. His son Richard, who followed in his footsteps as a scorer and statistician, has written a tribute to his father. Vic’s funeral will be on Thursday 18 August 2022, 2.30pm, at Southampton (Stoneham) Crematorium. a b c Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 150–151. ISBN 1-869833-21-X. The 1963-64 tour of India was quite challenging. Ted Dexter excused himself as he was standing for parliament, and [Colin] Cowdrey withdrew because of family reasons [though he joined midway]. I was without [Fred] Trueman and [Brian] Statham, a number of players got unfit, and I lost the toss in all five Tests. Considering all this, drawing all the Tests was a considerable achievement. I also made 306 runs. There were 6 Tests in all this, from which he got 118 runs at a reasonable 29.50 as well as 20 catches.

My experience as manager of England was not good. I managed two full tours of England, to the West Indies [1993-94] and Australia [1994-95]. We lost both to better sides. Frank Foster (pictured above) is arguably the Bears’ greatest ever player. His claim to be their greatest captain rests on one sensational season.

He played 4 Tests in The Ashes that antipodean summer without much success (missing out the one England lost). He was a part of the second Test that England won at MCG. He did catch Alan Davidson in each innings and Bobby Simpson in the first. He also batted for over an hour for an unbeaten 6, securing a 16-run lead for England. We hope that we will be able to hold the AGM as a normal ‘in-person’ gathering – in which case it will be at Derbyshire CCC, as usual. Of the 39,830 he finished with, probably 70 per cent were scored on the leg-side. This is not to say, though, that he was a poor off-side player. When he chose he could cover drive with the best, once he had come through the invariably painful process of playing himself in. Tactically he was inclined to be cautious, as England’s captain anyway, and there is nothing unusual about that. He took over the England side in 1963, on a two-month tour to India, and was relieved of it after England had been heavily beaten by West Indies in the First Test of 1966. A Virtual Members Meeting was held via Zoom on 26 November, to discuss forthcoming meetings (including the 2023 AGM in March, and plans to celebrate the ACS’s 50th anniversary with a lunch at Grace Road in October); social media developments; and recent and forthcoming publications. Further details here. A recording is now available via YouTube. 22 November 2022

MJK Smith, born June 30, 1933, was one of the most popular captains of England. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the career of the man who led in exactly half the number of Tests he played, and was the last captain to win a series against South Africa for over 32 years. Not everyone’s cup of tea, including some of those who played under him. But a great innovator and a mighty captain and leader. Jim Troughton 2011-2014 Smith handled the group efficiently, making sure the stars, some of whom were way superior to him in stature, were handled properly. It was not an easy ask. It is not clear whether being an amateur was a hindrance to this, but it certainly did not make things easier for him, more so given that a sizeable population of the men he had to lead were professionals. Sadly, he could not be presented with the trophy amid the applause of our members, as the AGM on 21 March has had to be postponed because of the Covid-19 emergency.

If a measure of a captain is getting the best out of players, then MJK Smith has few equals. A fine batsman, who scored more than 30,000 runs for the Bears, MJK’s leadership and man-management skills were legendary, whether deployed for his county or in 25 Tests as captain of his country. Ask any of the players of the mid-90s to name the architects of the success of that great era and they will unanimously include the name of Andy Lloyd. Ruling Planet: MJK Smith has a ruling planet of Moon and has a ruling planet of Moon and by astrological associations Sunday is ruled by moon. The Moon represents one's nurturing and emotional instinct. People who are born with Moon as the ruling planet are sensitive, nurturing, and usually have fluctuating moods. Then they took up the baton – but what a baton! Could they have achieved what they achieved without the foundation built by Lloyd and Bob Cottam? Almost certainly not. Dermot Reeve 1993-1996 The ACS’s 50th AGM was held virtually via Zoom on Saturday 18 March 2023, and attended by 49 members.

We are saddened to report the death of Brian Heald, one of the ACS’s original members, who served the Association as a committee member and in numerous other roles. He was made an Honorary Life Member at the AGM earlier this year. 21 November 2016 Second Victory Test at Bramall Lane: photo from Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/ 3 August 2020 MJK Smith tells Brian Halford how the '61 Test showcased Edgbaston's rise to the status of regular Test venue - and how that rise was powered principally by the punters of the Second City. We are pleased to announce that, at a meeting of the ACS General Committee on 12 December, we co-opted Peter Griffiths to join our ranks. The Covid-19 pandemic led to the cancellation by the ECB of the Second Eleven Championship and the inter-county T20 competitions planned for 2020. In light of this decision, and the absence of any formal competitions, the ACS decided not to publish a Second Eleven Annual for 2021.Playing his 50 Tests over a 14 years. period reflected the fact that he played during an era when England produced a lot of high class batsmen. Captaining England in half of his Tests may have reduced his batting ability. However, he still scored 3 Test centuries, with a best of 121 and 11 fifties averaging 31.63. He also held 53 catches. MJK Smith was born in 1930s. The 1930s were called the Great Depression (1929-1939). It was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. Despite the Great Depression, Hollywood and popular film production flourished. Radio was the main source of entertainment, information, and political propaganda, and jazz, blues, gospel, and folk music, became immensely popular. Discover what happened on this day. This is a trial, and will be reviewed in a few months to see whether there is a demand for the service and how smoothly it works. 25 September 2021 Tony Webb, who masterminded the ACS’s Minor Counties Match Scores project from 1999 to 2011, died on 22 February. Julian Lawton Smith, who succeeded him as editor on the project, pays tribute to a phenomenal researcher. JUMP TO: MJK Smith’s biography, facts, family, personal life, zodiac, videos, net worth, and popularity.