Ian Smith (cricketer, 1925)
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Surname | Vivian Ian Smith | |||
Born | February 23, 1925 Durban , South Africa |
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Died | August 25, 2015 at the age of 90 |
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Batting style | Right handed | |||
Bowling style | Right-handed legbreak | |||
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National team |
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Career statistics | ||||
Game form | test | FC | ||
Games | 9 | 97 | ||
Runs (total) | 39 | 547 | ||
Batting average | 3.89 | 10.32 | ||
100s / 50s | 0/0 | 0/0 | ||
Highscore | 11 * | 37 | ||
Balls | 1655 | 22088 | ||
Wickets | 12 | 365 | ||
Bowling Average | 64.08 | 22.55 | ||
5 wickets in innings | 0 | 26th | ||
10 wickets in play | 0 | 8th | ||
Best bowling performance | 4/143 | 9/88 | ||
Catches / stumpings | 3 / - | 37 / - | ||
Source: Cricket Archive , |
Vivian Ian Smith (born February 23, 1925 in Durban - † August 25, 2015 ) was a South African cricketer who took part in nine test matches for the South African national team between 1947 and 1957 .
Smith was a right-handed leg-break - Bowler and a lower-order right-handed batsman . He made his Test debut against England in 1947 , scoring seven wickets (3/46 and 4/143). In the 1949/1950 season he played three Tests against Australia in South Africa . He played one further test in England in 1955 and against Australia in the 1957/58 season . However, he did not manage to build on his performance in the first test, as he only scored five wickets in the other eight tests.
From the 1945/46 season to 1957/58 he played in national South African cricket for Natal . His best bowling performance was 9/88 in the innings and 12/194 in the game against Border in the 1946/1947 season . Smith died on August 25, 2015.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ 1st Test, South Africa tour of England at Nottingham, Jun 9-13 1955 ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ Natal v Border 1946-47
- ↑ Former SA legspinner Ian Smith this at 90 ( English ) Cricinfo. August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
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SURNAME | Smith, Ian |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Smith, Vivian Ian (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African cricketer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1925 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Durban |
DATE OF DEATH | August 25, 2015 |