▁he ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁in ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁for ▁Oxford ▁University ▁against ▁the ▁tour ing ▁West ▁Indians ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁at ▁Oxford . ▁He ▁made ▁three ▁further ▁first - class ▁appearances ▁for ▁Oxford , ▁playing ▁two ▁more ▁matches ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁and ▁one ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁He ▁scored ▁ 8 3 ▁runs ▁and ▁took ▁ 9 ▁w ick ets ▁in ▁his ▁four ▁matches , ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁establish ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁Oxford ▁team . ▁While ▁at ▁Oxford ▁he ▁played ▁football ▁for ▁Oxford ▁University ▁and ▁Cor inth ians . ▁He ▁made ▁a ▁final ▁appearance ▁in ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁for ▁the ▁Free ▁Forest ers ▁against ▁Oxford ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁Dar wall - Smith ▁was ▁commission ed ▁into ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Royal ▁R if le ▁Corps ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁dispatch es ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁by ▁which ▁point ▁he ▁held ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁captain . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁hospital ▁at ▁Hem el ▁H emp st ead ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁His ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Rand le ▁Dar wall - Smith , ▁also ▁played ▁first - class ▁cr icket . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Foot