Ian Smith
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Full Name
Vivian Ian Smith
Born
February 23, 1925, Durban, Natal
Died
August 25, 2015, Eston, Pietermaritzburg district, KwaZulu-Natal, (aged 90y 183d)
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Legbreak
TEAMS
Ian Smith was a legbreak bowler whose usefulness was limited as he did not possess a googly, but on a turning track his accuracy and prodigious spin made him a difficult opponent. He toured England in 1947, taking 7 for 189 on debut at Nottingham in the only match South Africa really competed in. He headed the tour averages with 58 wickets at 23.17, his best of 13 for 66 coming at Derby (including a spell of 6 for 1 which included a hat-trick). He toured again in 1955 but was second fiddle to Hugh Tayfield.
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Ian Smith Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100s | 50s | 6s | Ct | St |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 9 | 16 | 6 | 39 | 11* | 3.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FC | 97 | 114 | 61 | 547 | 37 | 10.32 | 0 | 0 | - | 38 | 0 |
Bowling
Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 9 | 12 | 1655 | 769 | 12 | 4/143 | 7/189 | 64.08 | 2.78 | 137.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FC | 97 | - | 22088 | 8233 | 365 | 9/88 | - | 22.55 | 2.23 | 60.5 | - | 26 | 8 |
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Recent Matches of Ian Smith
Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Ground | Format |
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South Africa vs Australia | 2* & 1* | 1/30 & 1/25 | 23-Dec-1957 | Johannesburg | Test # 444 |
Sth Africans vs Middlesex | 0* & 0 | 0/1 & 5/27 | 27-Aug-1955 | Lord's | FC |
Sth Africans vs Hampshire | 1* | 1/15 & 1/17 | 20-Aug-1955 | Southampton | FC |
Sth Africans vs Gloucs | 1 | 5/75 & 2/62 | 06-Aug-1955 | Cheltenham | FC |
Sth Africans vs Warwickshire | -- | 2/57 & 3/39 | 03-Aug-1955 | Birmingham | FC |
Debut/Last Matches of Ian Smith
Test Matches
FC Matches