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Full name | David Langford-Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
7 December 1976 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right-hand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Right arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 6) | 13 June 2006 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 22 March 2008 v Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2006–present | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 27 September 2008 |
David "Dave" Langford-Smith (born December 7, 1976) is an Australian-born Irish cricketer who, on 13 June 2006, became the first man to take a wicket in a One Day International for Ireland, when he dismissed Ed Joyce (a former Ireland cricketer making his debut for England) at Belfast. A right-handed batsman and right arm fast-medium bowler, he has played 34 times for the Ireland cricket team as of 10 June 2007. Dave also plays for, Phoenix Cricket club /, where he is a strong player and is the head coach of all teams. He has Played for Phoenix for several years.
born 7 December 1976 in Sydney, New South Wales, Langford-Smith's first two Ireland matches were played in June 2005, but he was playing against Ireland for the MCC as Ireland warmed up for the 2005 ICC Trophy. He made his debut for Ireland proper on 23 April 2006, playing against Hampshire in a C&G Trophy match.
He continued playing in the C&G Trophy that year, and made his first-class debut on 17 May 2006 in an 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Namibia. This was followed by a C&G Trophy match against Middlesex at Lord's and the aforementioned ODI against England in Belfast, which was his and Ireland's first One-Day International.