Chris Smith (cricketer, born 1958)

Chris Smith

Personal information

Full name

Christopher Lyall Smith

Born

15 October 1958 (age 58)
Durban, Natal, South Africa

Nickname

Kippy

Batting style

Right-handed batsman

Bowling style

Right arm off-break

Role

Administrator

Relations

RA Smith (brother)

International information

National side

England

Test debut (cap 503)

11 August 1983 v New Zealand

Last Test

19 June 1986 v India

ODI debut (cap 72)

18 February 1984 v New Zealand

Last ODI

26 March 1984 v Pakistan

Domestic team information

Years

Team

1980–1991

Hampshire

1984

MCC

1977–1983

Natal

Career statistics

Competition	Test	ODI	FC	List A
Matches	8	4	269	214
Runs scored	392	109	18028	6700
Batting average	30.15	27.25	44.40	42.40
100s/50s	–/2	–/1	47/88	11/42
Top score	91	70	217	159
Balls bowled	17	17	4457	171
Wickets	3	2	50	10
Bowling average	13.00	14.00	53.70	11.40
5 wickets in innings	–	–	1	–
10 wickets in match	–	–	–	–
Best bowling	2/31	2/8	5/69	3/32
Catches/stumpings	5/–	–/–	176/–	39/–

Source: CricketArchive, 18 December 2008

Christopher Lyall Smith (born 15 October 1958) was a cricketer for Hampshire and England. He also played one match for Glamorgan in 1979, while playing in the South Wales League, and in South Africa he played for Natal B (then a first-class team).

Born on 15 October 1958 in Durban, South Africa, Smith was unable to play for the South Africa due to their exclusion from international sport because of the apartheid regime, but played for England through his parents nationality. However, Smith played only eight Test matches, never establishing himself in the side. He had the misfortune to be dismissed by Richard Hadlee from his first ball on Test debut at Lord's, but was selected the next winter for the tour to New Zealand and Pakistan. There he made some useful contributions, including a score of 91 in Auckland. He was much more successful for Hampshire, enjoying a successful career with that county, and scoring more than 40 first-class hundreds. He was one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1984.

After he retired from first-class cricket, he settled in Western Australia, and became marketing manager of the Western Australian Cricket Association.

Chris Smith is the older brother of fellow England Test player Robin Smith.

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