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Ian Smith

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New ZealandNZ
FULL NAMEIan David Stockley Smith
BORN28 Feb 1957, Nelson Nelson
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm bowler
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSNew Zealand
TEST
Cap 148
DEBUTNov 1980
LATESTFeb 1992
ODI
Cap 38
DEBUTNov 1980
LATESTMar 1992
◈ INSIGHTSDay 241 / 365
1

The Venues tab ranks every ground Ian has played at, by total runs. Find the favourite fortresses.

2

Career stats, year-by-year trends, venue records, and bowler matchups — it's all here for Ian.

3

Click Matchups in the tabs above to see which bowlers have tested Ian most over their career.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
2870
AVERAGE
21.74
STRIKE RATE
80.09
HIGH SCORE
173
100S
2
50S
9
SIXES
17
INNINGS
165

Recent form

All matches →
199212 matches
95
AVG 15.83 · SR 137.68 · HS 27
▼ AVG -5.91 vs career  ·  ▼ -20.67 vs 1991  ·  SR +57.59
19916 matches
146
AVG 36.50 · SR 133.94 · HS 51 · 50s 1
▲ AVG +14.76 vs career  ·  SR +53.85
1984Career best
400
AVG 44.44 · SR 70.30 · 100s 1
▲ AVG +22.70 vs career
1957Career worst · 1 matches
3
AVG 0.00 · SR 0.00

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 63 MATCHES
1815
AVG 25.56  ·  SR 63.17  ·  HS 173  ·  100s 2
ODI · 98 MATCHES
1055
AVG 17.30  ·  SR 99.43  ·  HS 62
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1984
400 runs · avg 44.44

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
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YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
1992129515.83137.680
1991614636.50133.940
19901719316.08105.460
198957070.00114.750
19881010114.4399.020

VS Every Team (top 5)

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Pakistan
747avg 27.67 · SR 84.12
England
622avg 27.04 · SR 66.81
India
580avg 25.22 · SR 78.17
Australia
338avg 10.90 · SR 58.68
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Pakistan3074727.6784.1265—5—View→
England3562227.0466.8111311—View→
India2358025.2278.1717312—View→
Australia3433810.9058.6844———View→
Sri Lanka1928123.4296.5642———View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium
392avg 30.15 · HS 65
Basin Reserve
154avg 22.00 · HS 33
Eden Park
153avg 21.86 · HS 51
Sydney Cricket Ground
93avg 23.25 · HS 33
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium1239230.1590.5365—2—View→
Basin Reserve815422.0055.2033———View→
Eden Park1515321.86126.4551—1—View→
Sydney Cricket Ground99323.2581.5833———View→
Gaddafi Stadium29331.0074.4041———View→
RECENT RESULTS 5 matches