David Smith (Warwickshire cricketer, born 1962)

David Smith

Personal information
Full name	David Martin Smith
Born	21 January 1962 Keresley, Warwickshire, England
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1989–1994	Hertfordshire
1981–1983	Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA Matches 4 3 Runs scored 148 79 Batting average 49.33 26.33 100s/50s 1/– –/– Top score 100* 39 Balls bowled 342 78 Wickets 2 1 Bowling average 100.50 53.00 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 1/44 1/26 Catches/stumpings 2/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 July 2010

David Martin Smith (born 21 January 1962) is a former English cricketer. Smith was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Keresley, Warwickshire.

Smith made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Hampshire in the 1981 County Championship. From 1981 to 1983, he represented Warwickshire in 3 further first-class matches, with his final first-class appearance coming against Oxford University.^[1] In his 4 first-class matches, he scored 148 runs at a batting average of 49.33, with a single century high score of 100*^[2] against Oxford University, batting from number 9 in his final first-class match.^[3] With the ball, he took 2 wickets at an expensive bowling average of 100.50, with best figures of 1/44.^[4]

In 1989, Smith joined Hertfordshire, where he made his debut for the county in the 1989 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Buckinghamshire. His debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship came in the same season against Cumberland. From 1989 to 1994, he represented the county in 11 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches^[5] and from 1989 to 1992, he represented the county in 21 Minor Counties Championship matches.^[6]

Smith also represented Hertfordshire in List-A cricket, where he made debut in List-A cricket against Nottinghamshire in the 1989 NatWest Trophy. Smith played two further List-A matches for the county, both against Warwickshire in the 1990 and 1991 NatWest Trophy.^[7] In his three matches he scored 79 runs at an average of 26.33, with a high score of 39.^[8] With the ball, he took a single wicket at an average of 53.00, with best figures of 1/26.^[9]

In 2013 Smith ventured to Australia to coach Mentone Cricket Club, in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association. He now resides in Kent, where he is employed teaching cricket and lives with his girlfriend.

References

1. First-Class Matches played by David Smith
2. First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Smith
3. Warwickshire v Oxford University, 1983
4. First-class Bowling For Each Team by David Smith
5. Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by David Smith
6. Minor Counties Championship Matches played by David Smith
7. List A Matches played by David Smith
8. List-A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Smith
9. List-A Bowling For Each Team by David Smith

External links

• David Smith at Cricinfo
• David Smith at CricketArchive