BBC Sport18.05.2026Sport1 dk okumaUnited Kingdom
Former England Cricket Captain Mike Smith Dies at 92
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- Mike Smith, former captain of Warwickshire and England cricket teams, has passed away at the age of 92.
- He played 50 Tests for England, captaining in 25 matches, and represented Warwickshire for 19 years.
- Smith was awarded an OBE in 1976.
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Mike Smith was a prominent figure in English cricket, known for his long career with Warwickshire and his captaincy of the England Test team. He played 50 Tests for England and represented Warwickshire for 19 years.
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Former Warwickshire and England captain Mike Smith, known throughout the game as MJK, has died at the age of 92.
Right-handed batter Smith played 50 Tests for England, captaining the side in exactly half of those matches, and represented Warwickshire for 19 years from 1956 to 1975.
He made his England debut against New Zealand at Edgbaston in 1958 and scored 2,278 runs in a 14-year Test career, including three centuries and 11 fifties, and was awarded his OBE in 1976 for services to cricket.
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