robin smith Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
robin smith is a cricketer(sportsman) from England. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Robin Arnold Smith
Born
September 13, 1963, Durban, Natal, South Africa
Age
60 years old
Also Known As
Judge
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Legbreak
Playing Role
Middle order Batter
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 62 | 71 | - | - |
Inn | 112 | 70 | - | - |
Runs | 4236 | 2419 | - | - |
Avg | 42.79 | 39.02 | - | - |
SR | 45.65 | 69.65 | - | - |
HS | 175 | 167 | - | - |
NO | 13 | 8 | - | - |
100s | 9 | 4 | - | - |
50s | 28 | 15 | - | - |
4s | 558 | 239 | - | - |
6s | 11 | 22 | - | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 62 | 71 | - | - |
Inn | 1 | - | - | - |
Balls | 24 | - | - | - |
Runs | 6 | - | - | - |
Wkt | 0 | - | - | - |
BBI | 6 / 0 | - | - | - |
BBM | 6 / 0 | - | - | - |
Eco | 1.5 | - | - | - |
Avg | 0.0 | - | - | - |
5W | 0 | - | - | - |
10W | 0 | - | - | - |
Teams he has played for:
- CL Smith
- England
- Hampshire
- Natal
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Smith made his Test debut against West Indies in 1988 and notched up his first Test fifty in his very second Test. Smith continued to be a very prolific scorer and enjoyed excellent first Ashes in the summer of 1989 scoring 553 runs inclusive of two tons at a fine average of 61.44. Smith was known for his consistent scoring ways and barely suffered a lean patch. He was prone to struggle against spinners though and even part timers fancied their chances against him. His career best knock was a fine 175 against West Indies at Antigua helping England match West Indies first innings score of 593. The match though is remembered completely for one BC Lara who made a magnificent 375.
It was a surprise when Smith was dropped permanently from the England Test squad after the tour of South Africa in 1995-96. This was in spite of having the best batting average among his contemporaries. Many felt that Smith was harshly dealt by the board. Smith ended his Test career with 4236 runs at an average of 43.67.
Smith's ODI career bore traces of those of his Test career. A consistent performer throughout, his standout performance being a quiet superb 167* against traditional rivals Australia in 1993. He still ended up on the losing note though. Smith had a good 1992 WC but surprisingly missed out on the knock-out stages. He did make a fleeting appearance in the 1996 WC and was a part of the team that was soundly thrashed by Sri Lanka in the quarter finals.
Smith continued playing for Hampshire and concentrated on his various business interests before retiring from first class cricket in 2003. Until Kevin Pietersen was signed by Hampshire from Nottinghamshire in 2005, Smith was Hampshire's most successful England batsman since C. B. Fry.
Interesting Fact: Smith's 167 against Australia still remain the highest score by an Englishman in ODI cricket.
By Pradeep Krishnamurthy
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
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