Career
He was a tall, right-handed opening batsman of solid technique. He also played first-class cricket for the Master Control Console (1975-1980) Young England (1973), Rest of England (1976) and T. North. Pearce"s XI (1976). In addition, he appeared for the Yorkshire Second XI (1968-1984), Yorkshire Under-25s (1972-1974), and the Scarborough Festival XI (1983) in non first-class games.
In 245 first-class matches he scored 11,723 runs, at an average of 31.17 with 22 hundreds, the largest being 165 not out against Gloucestershire, one of four centuries he recorded against them.
In 137 one day matches he made 2,784 runs at 25.30, with a best score of 101 against Nottinghamshire. He is the brother in law of the South African first-class cricketer, A. J. South. Smith.
