Country: | South Africa |
Fullname: | Anthony John Shaw Smith |
Birth Date: | 8 February 1951 |
Birth Place: | Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa |
Family: | Richard Lumb (brother-in-law) Michael Lumb (nephew) Patrick Dewes (cousin) |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Role: | Wicket-keeper |
Club1: | Natal |
Year1: | 1972/73 - 1983/84 |
Columns: | 2 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 103 |
Runs1: | 3,910 |
Bat Avg1: | 27.34 |
100S/50S1: | 2/18 |
Top Score1: | 150 |
Deliveries1: | 50 |
Wickets1: | 1 |
Bowl Avg1: | 35.00 |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | 1/4 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 309/11 |
Column2: | List A |
Matches2: | 45 |
Runs2: | 591 |
Bat Avg2: | 19.06 |
100S/50S2: | 1/– |
Top Score2: | 121 |
Deliveries2: | 0 |
Wickets2: | – |
Bowl Avg2: | – |
Fivefor2: | – |
Tenfor2: | – |
Best Bowling2: | – |
Catches/Stumpings2: | 58/6 |
Date: | 26 August |
Year: | 2019 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/47315.html Cricinfo |
Anthony John Shaw Smith (born 8 February 1951) is a South African former cricketer.
Smith was born at Johannesburg in February 1951. He made his debut in first-class cricket for the South African Universities cricket team against Western Province at Newlands in December 1971.[1] He made his debut for Natal in first-class cricket in the 1972–73 Currie Cup against Rhodesia. Smith played first-class cricket for Natal until December 1983, making 96 appearances.[1] Playing as a wicket-keeper, he scored 3,559 runs in these matches at an average of 26.75 and a high score of 150 not out. He made two first-class centuries and fifteen half centuries. Behind the stumps he took 293 catches and made 11 stumpings.[2] Smith also played first-class cricket on four occasions for the South African Board President's XI and once each for a South African Invitation XI and D. H. Robins' XI, the latter in England at Eastbourne against the touring Pakistanis.[1] Smith also played List A one-day cricket for Natal on 43 occasions between the 1972/73 and 1984/84 seasons,[3] scoring 584 runs at an average of 18.83.[4] Smith passed fifty once in one-day cricket, scoring 121 against Border in November 1980.[5] In addition to playing one-day cricket for Natal, he also played twice for a South African Invitation XI.[1]
His brother-in-law, Richard Lumb, and cousin, Patrick Dewes, both played first-class cricket. His nephew, Michael Lumb, played international cricket for England.