Ed Smith (cricketer)
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| Full name | Edward Thomas Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
19 July 1977 Pembury, Kent, England |
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| Nickname | Smudge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 617) | 14 August 2003 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 4 September 2003 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2004 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 3 November 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edward Thomas "Ed" Smith (born 19 July 1977) is an English author and journalist, former professional cricketer, and cricket commentator.
Smith was born in Pembury, Kent. He attended Yardley Court, Tonbridge School and Cambridge University before playing First-class cricket for Kent, Middlesex and England.
Prematurely retiring from professional cricket due to injury in 2008, at the age of only 31, he became an author and journalist and in 2013 he joined the BBC's Test Match Special as a commentator for The Ashes series against Australia.
Smith was educated at Tonbridge School where he was in the dayboy house Welldon House and his father, novelist Jonathan Smith, taught English for most of his career. He went on to Peterhouse, Cambridge to read history and earned full blues playing for the university cricket team. He scored a century on his first-class debut for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1996 and graduated with a double first despite devoting much of his time to cricket.
Smith played three home Test matches for England versus South Africa in 2003. He made 64 on debut, but scored only 23 runs in his next four innings, and was dropped for the subsequent tour of the subcontinent.
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