William Smith-Masters
William Allan Smith-Masters, born William Allan Cowburn, was an English cricketer. Smith-Masters batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born in 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.
