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Places | United Kingdom | |
was | Military personnel Athlete Cricketer | |
Work field | Military Sports | |
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Birth | 11 August 1920, Church Crookham, United Kingdom | |
Death | 24 June 1964 (aged 43 years) | |
Star sign | Leo |
Biography
Derek John Seth-Smith (11 August 1920 – 24 June 1964) was an English first-class cricketer.
Born at Church Crookham, Seth-Smith was the son of the Berkshire minor counties cricketer Keith Seth-Smith. He served during World War II in the Royal Hampshire Regiment as a second lieutenant. He married Jean Halcro Erskine-Hill, the daughter of Alexander Erskine-Hill, on 16 September 1950. In that same year he appeared in a first-class cricket match for the Free Foresters against Oxford University at Oxford. He bowled six wicketless overs with his right-arm fast-medium bowling in Oxford's first-innings, while with the bat he was dismissed without scoring by Anthony Jessup in the Free Foresters first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for 3 runs. He died at Chelsea in June 1964.