Michael John Knight Smith (30 June 1933 – 17 May 2026), known as M. J. K. Smith or Mike Smith, was an English cricketer and rugby union player. He played for Leicestershire from 1951 until 1955, and for Warwickshire between 1956 and 1975. Smith played in fifty Tests for England between 1958 and 1972 and was captain of England twenty-five times. He also represented England at rugby union in one match against Wales in 1956. He remains England's most recent male double international in cricket and rugby.

Biography

Michael John Knight Smith was born on 30 June 1933 in Leicester, and raised nearby in Broughton Astley.

See also

  • List of cricket and rugby union players

References

Bibliography

  • Mike Smith interviewed on ESPNcricinfo in 2012