Person in history
M. J. K. Smith
M. J. K. Smith, English cricketer and rugby union player (born 1933)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2026 · May 17
- Known as
- cricketer, rugby union player. Citizenship: United Kingdom
Their story
Who they were
Biography Michael John Knight Smith was born on 30 June 1933 in Leicester , [ 1 ] and raised nearby in Broughton Astley . [ 2 ] He was educated at Stamford School and St Edmund Hall, Oxford , where he read geography . A bespectacled right-handed batsman, he came to prominence playing for Oxford University , scoring centuries in three consecutive Varsity matches against Cambridge , from 1954 to 1956. [ citation needed ] Smith was president of Vincent's Club in 1956. [
M. J. K. Smith, English cricketer and rugby union player (born 1933)
Early life
Educated at: St Edmund Hall and Stamford School.
Path and career
Awards / honours: Officer of the Order of the British Empire and Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
Why this date
M. J. K. Smith appears on our May 17 calendar for 2026 as a death entry.
Sources
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May 17 2026.
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