What is Chris Smith's playing role and style?

Chris Smith is a professional cricketer representing England who plays as a Cricketer. Batting style: right-hand bat. Bowling style: right-arm offbreak.

Which cricket teams does Chris Smith represent?

Chris Smith plays for England, Glamorgan, Hampshire, Natal across international and league cricket.

Where can I view Chris Smith's latest stats and records?

You can explore Chris Smith's complete career batting averages, bowling analysis, centuries, match logs, and milestones on VLive.in (https://www.vlive.in/cricketers/chris-smith-20233).

What is Chris Smith's international career span?

Chris Smith's international cricket career spans 1983 - 1986.

Chris Smith Career Stats, Records, Batting Average & Profile

Teams & Squads

4 Teams

International

England

National

Leagues & Domestic

Profile & Biography

Chris Smith, who qualified for England by virtue of his English parents, was born in Durban on this day. Keen to pursue a career in cricket and frustrated by the apartheid-era ban on international sport with South Africa, he left to try his luck in England having previously toured the country with Kingsmead Mynahs (essentially Natal U-25s) in 1976. Though not as naturally talented as his younger brother Robin, he made himself into a very fine county batsman for Hampshire with a first-class average in the mid- forties. Smith's success was a triumph of nurture over nature, but he only played eight Tests. He went first ball to Richard Hadlee on debut at Lord's in 1983 but had a decent winter in 1983-84, hitting 91 at Auckland and 66 at Faisalabad. For some reason he wasn't picked against West Indies in 1984 and played only one more Test. He went on to become chief executive of the WACA in Perth.
Rob Smyth