Robin Smith

England

Full name Robin Arnold Smith

Born September 13, 1963, Durban, Natal, South Africa

Current age 57 years 135 days

Major teams England, Hampshire, Natal

Also known as Judge

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Legbreak

Relation Brother - CL Smith

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	62	112	15	4236	175	43.67	9279	45.65	9	28	558	11	39
ODIs	71	70	8	2419	167*	39.01	3473	69.65	4	15	239	22	26
First-class	426	717	87	26155	209*	41.51			61	131			233
List A	443	423	60	14927	167*	41.12			27	81			159

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 debut	1980/81
Last First-class	Somerset v Hampshire at Taunton, Aug 26-29, 2003 scorecard
List A debut	1981/82
Last List A	Northamptonshire v Hampshire at Northampton, Jul 6, 2003 scorecard

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
21	CA Chairman	v WACA Pres	Perth	28 Nov 2008	Other OD
2	PCA XI	v West Indians	Arundel	26 Jun 2007	Other T20
20	England XI	v CA Chairman	Perth (Lilac Hill)	8 Dec 2006	Other

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

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