Vivian Ian Smith (23 February 1925 – 25 August 2015) was a South African cricketer who played in nine Test matches from 1947 to 1957 and was educated at Hilton College. He was born in Durban, Natal.
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| Born | 23 February 1925 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 August 2015 (aged 90) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Legbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 7 June 1947 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 23 December 1957 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 13 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Smith was a right-arm leg-break bowler and lower-order right-handed batsman. He made his Test debut in England in 1947, playing four Tests in the series. He played three Tests against Australia in South Africa in 1949–50, one Test in England in 1955, and a final Test against Australia in South Africa in 1957–58. On his debut, against England at Nottingham in the First Test in 1947, he took 3 for 46 and 4 for 143.[1] His eight subsequent Tests produced only five wickets. He played for Natal from 1945–46 to 1957–58. His best bowling figures were 9 for 88 (12 for 194 in the match) against Border in 1946–47.[2] Smith died in 2015.[3]
References
edit- ^ England v South Africa, Nottingham 1947
- ^ Natal v Border 1946–47
- ^ "Former SA legspinner Ian Smith dies at 90". ESPN. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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