Full Name

Daniel Lindsay Richard Smith

Born

March 17, 1982, Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales

Age

42y 2d

Nicknames

Smithy

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

Playing Role

Wicketkeeper Batter

Height

1.79 m

One of the back-up New South Wales glovemen, Daniel Smith almost played a full season in 2008-09 thanks to Brad Haddin's elevation to the national set-up. There were 10 first-class games that summer with a total of 33 dismissals and with the bat Smith peaked with 96 in 102 balls against South Australia, going on to register 407 runs at 31.30. He was also a regular in the one-day and Twenty20 formats but played without significant impact. By the end of 2009-10 Peter Nevill was behind the stumps, after Smith had struggled with the bat in five Shield matches. He did better in the FR Cup and was also handy in the Twenty20s.

In 2007-08 Smith captured 23 catches in four first-class games, but a highest score of 42 was slightly disappointing, and he didn't stand out in five one-day games. Haddin's World Cup call-up in 2007 allowed Smith to end that season with the Blues and he appeared in the final loss to Tasmania after impressing with 51 from 33 balls against Queensland. Smith also featured in England's tour match against New South Wales when he made 45, but he added only one FR Cup match and one Twenty20 outing to his tally. A top-order batsman for his club side Western Suburbs, Smith was picked in the state and national under-19 teams and honed his skills at the Academy in 2001.
Cricinfo staff August 2010

Daniel Smith Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
FC254178289624.35137360.300610611861
List A30297720179*32.7281588.3411--212
T20s615576256213.02580107.750171132513

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC25------------
List A30-000-----000
T20s61------------

Recent Matches of Daniel Smith

MatchBatWktDateGroundFormat
Sixers vs Scorchers41c/0s05-Feb-2014SydneyT20
Sixers vs Thunder--0c/1s25-Jan-2014SydneyT20
Sixers vs Renegades00c/0s18-Jan-2014Melbourne (Docklands)T20
Sixers vs Hurricanes6*0c/2s15-Jan-2014SydneyT20
Sixers vs Scorchers122c/0s10-Jan-2014SydneyT20

Photos of Daniel Smith

Daniel Smith pulls during his unbeaten 185
Daniel Smith plays the pull
Daniel Smith was bowled for 24
Daniel Smith swings in the rain
Daniel Smith, Luke Ronchi, Rob Quiney and Michael Buchanan line up to launch the Twenty20 Big Bash
Daniel Smith celebrates a wicket