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Robin Smith
England
Player profile
Full name Robin Arnold Smith
Born September 13, 1963, Durban, Natal, South Africa
Current age 44 years 342 days
Major teams England, Hampshire, Natal
Also known as Judge
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Relations Brother - CL Smith
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
62 |
112 |
15 |
4236 |
175 |
43.67 |
9279 |
45.65 |
9 |
28 |
558 |
11 |
39 |
0 |
| ODIs |
71 |
70 |
8 |
2419 |
167* |
39.01 |
3473 |
69.65 |
4 |
15 |
239 |
22 |
26 |
0 |
| First-class |
426 |
717 |
87 |
26155 |
209* |
41.51 |
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61 |
131 |
|
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233 |
0 |
| List A |
443 |
423 |
60 |
14927 |
167* |
41.12 |
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27 |
81 |
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159 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
62 |
1 |
24 |
6 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.50 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODIs |
71 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| First-class |
426 |
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1099 |
993 |
14 |
2/11 |
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70.92 |
5.42 |
78.5 |
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0 |
0 |
| List A |
443 |
|
27 |
16 |
3 |
2/13 |
2/13 |
5.33 |
3.55 |
9.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
England v West Indies at Leeds, Jul 21-26, 1988 scorecard |
| Last Test |
South Africa v England at Cape Town, Jan 2-4, 1996 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
England v Sri Lanka at The Oval, Sep 4, 1988 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
England v Sri Lanka at Faisalabad, Mar 9, 1996 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class span |
1980/81 - 2003 |
| List A span |
1981/82 - 2003 |
Fearless yet fragile, much-loved yet mucked about, Smith's England career was a curious catalogue of contradictions. At his best he hammered fast bowling with supersonic cuts and hooks and visibly enjoyed the regular snatches of chin music from the West Indian quicks. At worst those rigid forearms were a handicap against his Achilles heel of slow bowling, and when he thrust forward hopefully even part-time offspinners fancied their chances. Even so, when he was dropped after the 1995-96 series in South Africa, Smith possessed the highest average of any contemporary England player. It did give him more time to concentrate on his various business interests and captaining Hampshire, but the feeling persists that England could have got more out of him. Lawrence Booth
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1990
Dec 12, 2006 |
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Robin Smith works a ball down to long leg
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Dec 8, 2006 |
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Robin Smith rolls back the years as he joins the England XI
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Apr 14, 2006 |
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The fiery red head in action during his first Test series
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