Sir C. Aubrey Smith and cricket

As a cricketer, Smith was primarily a right arm fast bowler, though he was also a useful right-hand lower-order batsman and a good slip fielder. His oddly curved bowling run-up, which started from deep mid-off, earned him the nickname "Round the Corner Smith."  When he bowled round the wicket his approach was concealed from the batsman by the umpire until he emerged, leading W.G. Grace to comment "it is rather startling when he suddenly appears at the bowling crease."  He played for Cambridge University 1882-85 and for Sussex at various times between 1882 and 1892. While in South Africa he captained the Johannesburg English XI. He captained England to victory in his only Test match, against South Africa at Port Elizabeth in 1888-89, taking five wickets for nineteen runs in the first innings. In 1932, he founded theHollywood Cricket Club and created a pitch with imported English grass. He attracted fellow expatriots such as David Niven, Laurence Olivier,Nigel Bruce (who served as captain), Leslie Howard and Boris Karloff to the club as well as local American players. (per Wikipedia)