Nickname William Allan Cowburn | Name William Smith-Masters | |
Full name William Allan Smith-Masters Relations Allan Cowburn (father)Fleetwood Edwards (brother-in-law)Spencer Gore (brother-in-law) | ||
William Allan Smith-Masters born William Allan Cowburn (13 March 1850 – 27 August 1937) was an English cricketer. Smith-Masters batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Humber, Herefordshire.
Smith-Masters made a single first-class appearance for Kent in 1875 against Hampshire at the Winchester College Ground, Winchester. In his only first-class innings, Smith-Masters scored 7 runs.
He died in Meopham, Kent on 27 August 1937.
Family
Smith-Masters had a distinguished extended family. His brother-in-law, Spencer Gore, played first-class cricket for Surrey, as well as being the first champion of the Wimbledon Championships. His other brother-in-law, Fleetwood Edwards, was Keeper of the Privy Purse to Queen Victoria. He too played first-class cricket, in one match for I Zingari. His father, Allan Cowburn, played first-class cricket for Oxford University.