Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer)
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Full name | Ian David Stockley Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nelson, New Zealand | 28 February 1957|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Jarrod Smith (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 148) | 28 November 1980 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 10 February 1992 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 38) | 25 November 1980 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 21 March 1992 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1977/78–1986/87 | Central Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987/88–1991/92 | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 March 2017 |
Ian David Stockley Smith
Early life
Ian Smith was born in Nelson, New Zealand to a family of keen golfers. They moved to
Domestic career
Ian Smith first played for Central Districts in 1978 against the touring English team. In his fourth game for Central Districts against Canterbury, he was knocked unconscious by a short delivery bowled by Richard Hadlee. Smith went off injured but returned the following day to make 60 runs.[2] He had a particularly good season batting in 1982/3 for Central Districts, scoring three centuries (145 against Auckland, 111 and 143 against Northern Districts).[3]
International career
Ian Smith was first selected to play for New Zealand in 1980 on their Australian tour after having played for the Young New Zealand team. His first game for New Zealand was against a Victorian Country XI. He was not included in the test eleven for the first test in Brisbane at the 'Gabba but when Warren Lees failed a fitness test on the first morning, Smith was elevated into the test team.[2]
By the end of his playing career, Smith had the second highest strike rate as a batsman who'd played at least 20 innings' for
After cricket
After Smith retired from cricket, he worked in the banking industry before moving into broadcasting. He worked as a radio announcer on
He's also used for some of the Australian cricket coverage for
Smith took an active role in presenting the Rugby World Cup on Sky in New Zealand in 2011.[7]
In April 2020, Smith won New Zealand Cricket's most prestigious award, the Bert Sutcliffe Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Cricket.[8]
In January 2023, Smith departed from Sky Sport after 23 years.[9] Smith said of leaving "Sky TV has a changing face now, a long way removed from this old scaly, sunburnt one,''[10]
His son Jarrod Smith is an association football player who has appeared for the New Zealand national team.[11]
Honours and awards
In the
References
- ^ Smith, Ian (1991). Smithy, just a drummer in the band. New Zealand: Moa Beckett. pp. 12–22.
- ^ a b Smith, Ian (1991). Smithy just a drummer in the band. New Zealand: Moa Beckett. pp. 22–29.
- ^ Smith, Ian (1991). Smithy just a drummer in the band. New Zealand: Moa Beckett. pp. 254–256.
- ^ Highest strike rates prior to 1 Jan 1993, 20 innings or more. Cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 2023-10-06.
- ^ New Zealand v India, 1989/90, 3rd Test. Cricinfo.com (26 February 1990). Retrieved on 2018-05-27.
- ^ LiveSPORT Sport Radio Station. Radiolivesport.co.nz. Retrieved on 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Ian Smith parts ways with Sky Sport". NZ Herald. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Emotional commentator Ian Smith awarded NZ Cricket's Bert Sutcliffe Medal". Stuff. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ Mostert, Herman. "Renowned NZ cricket and rugby pundit Ian Smith parts ways with Sky". Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ reporters, Stuff sports (16 January 2023). "Broadcaster Ian Smith departs Sky Sport: 'It was mutual that we part ways'". Stuff. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Emotional commentator Ian Smith awarded NZ Cricket's Bert Sutcliffe Medal". Stuff. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "No. 53528". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1993. p. 34.
- ^ "Ian Smith honoured by NZC for 'outstanding services to cricket'". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2020.