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Full name Robin Arnold Smith
Born September 13, 1963, Durban, Natal, South Africa
Current age 44 years 315 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
61
131
233
0
List A
443
423
60
14927
167*
41.12
27
81
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
1099
993
14
2/11
70.92
5.42
78.5
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
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
First-class span
1980/81 - 2003
List A span
1981/82 - 2003
Profile
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
