John Smith (Sheffield cricketer)
John Smith was an English first-class cricketer active 1845 who played for a Yorkshire side. His batting style is unknown. He was born in Sheffield.
Smith made a single first-class appearance for a Yorkshire XI against Manchester Cricket Club in 1845 at Moss Lane, Manchester. In some accounts, Sheffield are called Yorkshire in this match although Manchester did not call themselves Lancashire. In a match which Yorkshire won by an innings and 67 runs, Smith was dismissed by John Sherman for a duck. His brother Paul Smith also played first-class cricket.
