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M. J. K. Smith
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English rugby union footballer and cricketer (born 1933)
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M. J. K. Smith was a British cricketer and rugby union player. Born in 1933, he played for the England men’s national rugby union team as a fly-half. In cricket, he represented the England cricket team, Warwickshire County Cricket Club, and Oxford University Cricket Club. He was educated at St Edmund Hall and spoke English.
Smith received the award of Officer of the Order of the British Empire and was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year. His work is recognized in the Wisden Cricketer collection. He had a son named Neil Smith. Smith died in 2026.
Synthesized by Vinony from 16 facts across 2 sources: Wikidata, Vinony collections. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
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M. J. K. Smith appears in Vinony's Wisden Cricketer of the Year collection — one of 630 entries.
Within Vinony's link graph, M. J. K. Smith is referenced by 186 other articles, and connects out to England cricket team, list of England cricket captains and geography.
It is catalogued under topics including 1933 births, 20th-century English sportsmen and Aldershot Services rugby union players.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Person
- Died
- 2026-05-17
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Key dates
- Died
- 17 May 2026
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- rugby union player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- Cricket
- Member of team
- Oxford University Cricket Club
- Position played
- fly-half
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- date of birth
- 1933-06-30
- date of death
- 2026-05-17
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Gallery (2)
Available in 8 languages
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