David Smith (Warwickshire cricketer born 1962)
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David Martin Smith is a former English
cricket
er. Smith was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Keresley
, Warwickshire
.
Smith made his first-class
debut for Warwickshire
against Hampshire
in the 1981 County Championship
. From 1981 to 1983, he represented Warwickshire in 3 further first-class matches, with his final first-class appearance coming against Oxford University
. In his 4 first-class matches, he scored 148 runs at a batting average
of 49.33, with a single century high score of 100*
against Oxford University, batting from number 9 in his final first-class match. With the ball, he took 2 wickets at an expensive bowling average
of 100.50, with best figures of 1/44.
In 1989, Smith joined Hertfordshire
, where he made his debut for the county in the 1989 MCCA Knockout Trophy
against Buckinghamshire
. His debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship came in the same season against Cumberland
. From 1989 to 1994, he represented the county in 11 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches and from 1989 to 1992, he represented the county in 21 Minor Counties Championship matches.
Smith also represented Hertfordshire in List-A cricket, where he made debut in List-A cricket against Nottinghamshire
in the 1989 NatWest Trophy
. Smith played two further List-A matches for the county, both against Warwickshire
in the 1990
and 1991 NatWest Trophy
. In his three matches he scored 79 runs at an average of 26.33, with a high score of 39. With the ball, he took a single wicket at an average of 53.00, with best figures of 1/26.
English people
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cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Smith was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Keresley
Keresley
Keresley is a village and civil parish in the City of Coventry, West Midlands, England, about north of Coventry city centre. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 791...
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
.
Smith made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
against Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
in the 1981 County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
. From 1981 to 1983, he represented Warwickshire in 3 further first-class matches, with his final first-class appearance coming against Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
. In his 4 first-class matches, he scored 148 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 49.33, with a single century high score of 100*
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
against Oxford University, batting from number 9 in his final first-class match. With the ball, he took 2 wickets at an expensive bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 100.50, with best figures of 1/44.
In 1989, Smith joined Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire County Cricket Club
Hertfordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Hertfordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
, where he made his debut for the county in the 1989 MCCA Knockout Trophy
MCCA Knockout Trophy
The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket...
against Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Buckinghamshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play...
. His debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship came in the same season against Cumberland
Cumberland County Cricket Club
Cumberland County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cumberland and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. From 1989 to 1994, he represented the county in 11 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches and from 1989 to 1992, he represented the county in 21 Minor Counties Championship matches.
Smith also represented Hertfordshire in List-A cricket, where he made debut in List-A cricket against Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
in the 1989 NatWest Trophy
1989 NatWest Trophy
The 1989 NatWest Trophy was the 9th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 28 June and 2 September 1989...
. Smith played two further List-A matches for the county, both against Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
in the 1990
1990 NatWest Trophy
The 1990 NatWest Trophy was the 10th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 27 June and 1 September 1990...
and 1991 NatWest Trophy
1991 NatWest Trophy
The 1991 NatWest Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 26 June and 7 September 1991. The competition was won by Hampshire who beat Surrey by 4 wickets at Lord's.-Format:...
. In his three matches he scored 79 runs at an average of 26.33, with a high score of 39. With the ball, he took a single wicket at an average of 53.00, with best figures of 1/26.
External links
- David Smith at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- David Smith at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...