Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer)
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2006 |
Ian David Stockley Smith (born February 28, 1957 in Nelson, New Zealand) is a former cricket player turned sporting commentator. He played as a wicket-keeper for New Zealand throughout the 1980s and part of the 1990s.
Smith has one of the highest ever strike rates as a batsman for One Day Internationals – 99 runs per 100 balls faced. He also holds the record for the highest score in Tests for a batsmen coming in at number nine, which is 173 off 136 balls, scored against India at Eden Park in 1990.[1] During the innings, he became joint holder of the record for most runs scored off a six-ball Test over, striking 24 runs off Atul Wassan.
Currently Smith works as a commentator for SKY Sport (in New Zealand, commentating on both rugby union and cricket)and is deemed by many to be quite usless with the microphone a prime example of this is the first Chappel Hadley ODI in which New Zealand played Australia. .
His son Jarrod Smith is a soccer player who has played for the New Zealand national team.
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