Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer)

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Ian Smith

Personal information
Full name	Ian David Stockley Smith
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm, unknown style
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	New Zealand
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
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1987–1992	Auckland
1977–1987	Central Districts
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 63 98 178 153 Runs scored 1,815 1,055 5,570 1,875 Batting average 25.56 17.29 26.77 17.85 100s/50s 2/6 0/3 6/24 0/5 Top score 173 62* 173 70 Balls bowled 18 0 81 46 Wickets 0 – 0 2 Bowling average – – – 10.00 5 wickets in innings – – – 0 10 wickets in match – n/a – n/a Best bowling – – – 2/11 Catches/stumpings 168/8 81/5 417/36 137/12
Source: Cricinfo, 25 March 2010

Ian David Stockley Smith (born 28 February 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 batsman coming in at number nine, which is 173 off 136 balls, scored against India at Eden Park in 1990. 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 a radio announcer on BSport as a breakfast host and is also a commentator for SKY Sport (in New Zealand, commentating on both rugby union and cricket).

His son Jarrod Smith is a football player who played for the Seattle Sounders FC in MLS but is now a free agent and has also appeared for the New Zealand national football team.

External links

• CricInfo: Ian Smith profile