Ian Smith (South African cricketer)

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.

Ian Smith

Smith in 1947
Personal information
Born	(1925-02-23)23 February 1925
Died	25 August 2015(2015-08-25) (aged 90)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Legbreak
International information
National side	South Africa
Test debut	7 June 1947 v England
Last Test	23 December 1957 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 9 97 Runs scored 39 547 Batting average 3.89 10.32 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 11* 37 Balls bowled 1,655 22,088 Wickets 12 365 Bowling average 64.08 22.55 5 wickets in innings 0 26 10 wickets in match 0 8 Best bowling 4/143 9/88 Catches/stumpings 3/– 37/–
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]