Cricket-Former England captain Smith dies at 92


May 18 (Reuters) - ⁠Former England captain Mike ⁠Smith, known by his initials "MJK", ‌has died at the age of 92, Warwickshire County Cricket Club said ​on Monday.

The right-hand ⁠batsman made his ⁠debut for England in 1958 and ⁠played ‌50 tests, captaining the side in ⁠25 of them.

"Warwickshire County Cricket Club ​are ‌saddened to learn of the ⁠passing ​of Bears' legend MJK Smith at the age of 92," ⁠the club said in ​a statement on social media.

Smith scored 39,832 first-class runs in ⁠637 matches, the 18th-highest total of all time.

Smith, who also won an England rugby ​union cap in ⁠1964, was an ICC match ​referee from 1991 ‌to 1996.

(Reporting by Paras ​J. Haji in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)

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