Ed Smith (cricketer)
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Full name | Edward Thomas Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Batsman | 19 July 1977|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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1996–2004 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 November 2008 |
Edward Thomas Smith (born 19 July 1977) is an English author and journalist, former professional
.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 England's national selector from 2018 until 2021, when the role was abolished.[1][2]
Early life
Smith was born in
Cricket
Smith played three home
Smith was a tall right-handed batsman with a penchant for the drive and represented
.During thirteen seasons of first-class cricket, he scored 34 centuries. He hit a peak in 2003, scoring 135, 0, 122, 149, 113, 203, 36, 108 and 32 for Kent in July of that year. He averaged 72.99 for the 2003 first-class season when he was selected for England.
He left his native county following the 2004 season and joined Middlesex for 2005. He captained the county for two seasons during 2007 and 2008. After missing most of the 2008 season due to an ankle injury, Smith announced his retirement later that year.[6]
In 2012, Smith became a commentator for the BBC's Test Match Special.[7]
He continued to play cricket as an amateur on the Authors XI team, which is composed of British authors and journalists, and contributed a chapter to the team's book The Authors XI: A Season of English Cricket from Hackney to Hambledon.[8]
Literary career
Smith's first book, Playing Hard Ball, describes his interest in the game, psychology, history and mythology of
Smith is also a regular columnist and contributed cricket book reviews for the
Bibliography
- Smith, E.T. (2003) Playing Hard Ball. ISBN 978-0349116662[18]
- Smith, Ed (2005). On and Off the Field. ISBN 978-0141015897[19]
- Smith, Ed (2009). What Sport Tells Us About Life. ISBN 978-0141031859[20]
- Smith, Ed (2012). Luck: What it Means and Why it Matters. ISBN 978-1408815472[21]
- Smith, Ed (2022). Making Decisions. ISBN 978-0008530181
References
- ^ Cricket: Ed Smith set to be named new England national selector BBC News, 18 April 2018
- ^ "Smith's England selector role abolished". BBC Sport. 20 April 2021.
- ^ "The best teachers will always bowl you over". London: The Guardian. 19 June 2011.
- ^ Llewellyn, David (31 December 1997). "Cricket: A student's love of the game and attention to detail can bring him first-class honours". London: The Independent.
- ^ "Celebrities tell us about their first year at university". London: The Guardian. 14 August 2008.
- CricinfoRetrieved on 25 November 2008.
- ^ Mountford, Adam (14 May 2013). "Test Match Special returns". BBC. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ISBN 978-1-4088-4045-0.
- ^ "Book Club – Luck: What It Means And Why It Matters by Ed Smith". BBC. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ "The Cricket Society and M.C.C. Book of the Year Award 2012". The Cricket Society. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ Ed Kemp (19 June 2013). "A Drink With… Ed Smith". All Out Cricket. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- London Evening Standard. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- guardian.co.uk. London. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ "Ed Smith". New Statesman. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Ed Smith pulls a Melania Trump | The Cricket Couch". thecricketcouch.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "A CRICKETING VIEW: Ed Smith Pulls A Melania Trump (But Not As Well As Melania Trump)". cricketingview.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "An explanation". Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Baseball Discovered: Who's Who – Ed Smith – Cricket Player/Author". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- guardian.co.uk. London. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- guardian.co.uk. London. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ Michaels, Adrian (5 April 2012). "Luck: What it Means and Why it Matters by Ed Smith". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 30 May 2013.