Kenneth Smith

Kenneth Desmond Smith (30 April 1922, Bishop Auckland, Durham; – 31 May 1998, Selly Oak, Birmingham) was an English cricketer. Kenneth Smith was a right-handed batsman who played regularly for Leicestershire County Cricket Club between 1951 and 1952. He made an unbeaten 70 at Northampton in 1950. He scored 621 runs in 26 first-class matches at an average of 17.25 with two fifties and taking 12 catches. His sons David and Paul both represented Warwickshire.

Birth and Death Data: Died May 31, 1998

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: bass-baritone

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Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	E0RC-0082	12-in.	1/25/1950	Down in the valley, part 1	Peter Herman Adler ; William McGraw ; RCA Victor Chorus ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Kenneth Smith	Vocal duet (baritone and bass-baritone), vocal chorus, and orchestra	vocalist, bass-baritone
Victor	E0RC-0083	12-in.	1/25/1950	Down in the valley, part 2	Peter Herman Adler ; Richard Barrows ; Marion Bell ; William McGraw ; RCA Victor Chorus ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Kenneth Smith	Vocal trio (soprano, baritone, and bass-baritone), vocal chorus, and orchestra	vocalist, bass-baritone
Victor	E0RC-0086	12-in.	1/25/1950	Down in the valley, part 5	Peter Herman Adler ; Richard Barrows ; Marion Bell ; Ray Jacquemot ; RCA Victor Chorus ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Kenneth Smith	Vocal trio (soprano and 2 bass-baritones), speaker, vocal chorus, and orchestra	vocalist, bass-baritone
Victor	E0RC-0087	12-in.	1/25/1950	Down in the valley, concluded [part 6]	Peter Herman Adler ; Marion Bell ; William McGraw ; RCA Victor Chorus ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Kenneth Smith	Vocal trio (soprano, baritone, and bass-baritone), vocal chorus, and orchestra	vocalist, bass-baritone

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Kenneth," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/379137.

Smith, Kenneth. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/379137.

"Smith, Kenneth." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.

LCNAR: Smith, Kenneth, 1922- - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92009961

Wikidata: Kenneth Smith (cricketer) - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6390701

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/56177747

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1798725 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1798725

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