Colin Milner Smith

English cricketer, barrister, and judge (1936–2020)

Colin Milner Smith

Personal information

Full name|

Colin Milner Smith

Born| (1936-11-02)2 November 1936
Mottingham, Kent, England
Died| 10 July 2020(2020-07-10) (aged 83)
Teddington, London, England
Batting| Right-handed
Role| Wicket-keeper
Relations| Martin Milner Smith (brother)
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1958| Oxford University
Career statistics
| Competition | First-class

|

Matches | 1
Runs scored | 16
Batting average | 8.00
100s/50s | –/–
Top score | 12
Catches/stumpings | 1/1

Source: Cricinfo, 14 July 2020

Colin Milner Smith QC (2 November 1936 - 10 July 2020) was an English judge and first-class cricketer.[1]

The son of Alan Milner Smith and Vera Ivy (née Cannon),[2] he was born at Mottingham in November 1936. He was educated at Tonbridge School and spent two years in National Service with the Royal Marines before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford.[2][3]

While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket as a wicket-keeper for Oxford University against Sussex at Oxford in 1958.[4] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 12 runs by Ted James in the Oxford first innings, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by the same bowler.[5] He continued to play cricket past the age of 70, representing teams such as Old Tonbridgians, Yellowhammers, Band of Brothers, Limpsfield CC.[6] His younger brother, Martin Milner Smith, was also a first-class cricketer.[7][8]

After graduating from Oxford, Smith attended University of Chicago Law School.[2] He was called to the bar as a barrister with Gray's Inn in 1962,[9] and was appointed Queen's Counsel in April 1985,[10] working in commercial law.[2] He served as a circuit judge from 1991 to 2009 on the South Eastern Circuit.[3][11][12] Smith also published a number of books on laws surrounding gambling in the United Kingdom.[13]

He married Moira Braybrooke in 1979 and they had two children.[2] He died on 10 July 2020 at the age of 83.[6]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Booth, Lawrence (2021). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Bloomsbury USA. p. 285\. ISBN 9781472975478.
2. ^ a b c d e "Colin Milner Smith, QC, obituary". The Times. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
3. ^ a b "Smith, His Honour Colin Milner". Who's Who. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U35286. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Colin Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
5. ^ "Oxford University v Sussex, 1958". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
6. ^ a b "Deaths". The Times. 21 July 2020. p. 55.
7. ^ "Martin Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
8. ^ "Dr Martin Smith - Consultant physician renowned as a formidable cricket and rackets player". The Times. 29 April 2017. p. 70.
9. ^ The Law Times. Vol. 234\. Office of The Law times. 1963. p. 14.
10. ^ "No. 50097". The London Gazette. 19 April 1985. p. 5489.
11. ^ Graya: A Magazine for Members of Gray's Inn. Gray's Inn. 1993. p. 100.
12. ^ "Appointments". The Times. 15 May 1991. "Latest appointments include: Mr Francis David Owen, Mr Colin Milner Smith, QC, and Mr Michael Dean, QC, to be circuit judges. Mr Smith is assigned to the South Eastern Circuit..."
13. ^ "Smith, Colin Milner". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

## External links

[edit]

* Colin Smith at ESPNcricinfo