Tuppy Owen-Smith Cricketer
Harold Geoffrey Owen Owen-Smith (18 February 1909 – 28 February 1990) was a South African cricketer who played Test cricket for South Africa and a rugby player who played for and captained the England rugby union team. He was born in Rondebosch, Cape Town and died at Rosebank, also in Cape Town. Owen-Smith played cricket in 5 Tests in 1929 and was capped 10 times in rugby union by England from 1934 to 1937. He was captain throughout the 1937 Home Nations Championship, so he captained England three times. He is regarded as having been a fine attacking full-back and a great of the game. He also gained awards in boxing and athletics whilst at university in England. After his return to South Africa he became a long-serving and much loved general practitioner, largely working from his home in Rondebosch. His son, Michael Owen-Smith, is a former South African journalist who is now the media manager for Cricket South Africa.