Rhiane Andrew Smith (born 17 May 1974) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played six first-class and 11 List A matches for Otago between the 1992–93 and 1995–66 seasons.[1]

Rhiane Smith
Personal information
Full name
Rhiane Andrew Smith
Born (1974-05-17) 17 May 1974 (age 50)
Owaka, Otago, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1992/93–1995/96Otago
1996/97Central Otago
Source: CricInfo, 24 May 2016

Smith was born at Owaka in Otago in 1974 and educated at Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin.[2] He played age-group and Second XI cricket for Otago before making his senior debut for the side in a January 1993 List A match against Auckland.

Later in the 1992–93 season, Smith played for the national under-19 side against the touring Australian under-19 side. The following season he made his first-class debut for Otago before touring Pakistan with the New Zealand under-19 team in January and February 1994. Primarily a bowler, he took a total of eight first-class and 10 List A wickets in a senior career which spanned four seasons.[3]

In 1996–97 Smith played for Central Otago in the Hawke Cup.[3] He has since worked as a centenary sales representative.[2] He has coached the Otago Country cricket team and played club cricket in Clutha.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Rhiane Smith". CricInfo. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 123. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  3. ^ a b Rhiane Smith, CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2024. (subscription required)
  4. ^ Hepburn S (2001) Smith and sons - family game in Clutha, Otago Daily Times, 9 February 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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