Question: Arthur Smith (17 March 1872 3 October 1952) was an English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Barlestone Leicestershire.Smith made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Yorkshire at Headingley in the 1897 County Championship. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Athlete