David Smith (cricketer, born 1956)
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| Full name | David Mark Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 1956 Balham, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 1 January 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
David Mark Smith (born 9 January 1956) is an English former cricketer, who played in two Test matches and two One Day Internationals for England from 1986 to 1990.
Standing 6 feet 4 inches tall, Smith was a dominating opening batsman, particularly renowned for his skill and bravery in facing fast bowling. His volatile nature saw him sacked and re-employed three times by Surrey.