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M. J. K. Smith

English rugby union footballer and cricketer (born 1933)

  • Fame53.9
  • Momentum25.0
  • Wikipedia18K
Lived 1933–2026, aged 93United Kingdom
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    9 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1933–2026
    Aged 93
  • Awards
    2
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-06-15

Michael John Knight Smith, 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.

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  • England cricket team
    1958–1972
  • England men’s national rugby union team
    1956–1956
  • Warwickshire County Cricket Club
    1956–1975
  • Oxford University RFC
  • Oxford University Cricket Club
19561975
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1956–19560
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  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire
  • Wisden Cricketer of the Year
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53.9
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Momentum25.0
Historical7.9
Now attention100.0
Source confidence50.0
Completeness55.0
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