John Smith (8 November 1835 – 29 May 1889) was an English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Ruddington, Nottinghamshire. Smith made two first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire in 1864, against Kent at Crystal Palace, and Surrey at The Oval. Against Kent, Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat first, making 143 all out, with Smith scoring 27 runs before he was dismissed leg before by Harry Fryer. In response, Kent made 124 all out in their first-innings, with Smith taking the wicket of John Burton to finish with figures of 1/21 from eleven overs. Responding in their second-innings, Nottinghamshire made 165 all out, with Smith being dismissed for a single run by Edgar Willsher. Chasing 185 to win, Kent were dismissed in