Cuthbert Fairbanks-Smith (18 March 1885 – 25 May 1948) played first-class cricket for Somerset in two matches in 1921. He was born at Lee, London and died at Middleton-on-Sea, Sussex.In his two cricket appearances, Fairbanks-Smith was identified as "Major Fairbanks-Smith" and by 1921 he had been an army officer for 18 years. He joined the Royal Berkshire Regiment in 1903 as a second lieutenant.