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Robin Smith RIP

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He was one of the better England players when I first started watching.

In my mind he always scored 50 - no more, no less! Obviously that's not the case, it's just how it felt to me.

RIP
 
A world class batsman during some really dark times for English cricket. He seemed to get dropped and never got another look-in when other batsmen were given chance after chance.
 
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Whitburn SAFC said:
Has passed away in Australia overnight aged 62. What a player he was, best square cutter I've ever seen. RIP judge
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That cheeky grin and he wore a helmet without a grill aways stood out for me. That and the fact he could cut a ball so hard from such a straight line, one of my favourite players growing up.

RIP mate.
 
PickNickering said:
He had a pretty high batting average for a large part of his Test career. It did tail off a bit towards the end. I think only Graham Thorpe of his contemporaries was close to him.
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I think it tailed off a bit while playing in a comparatively poor England side and was often in at 50/3 or similar or had little batting depth with him, which of course would have a negative impact on his average overall.
 
A hero when I first started watching. That square cut was pure majesty. He always seemed to have that extra bit of grit and talent compared to some of the others of that era.

RIP Robin.
 
RIP to one of my favourite ever batters.

Loved him in the late 80s early 90s as I just started to watch cricket. Powerful player and a bright light in a poor side. Him and Thorpe where our 2 genuinely class batters, obviously we know the struggle with spinners but when the pace was on the ball - he was outstanding.

Remember he was badly managed by England at times but County level he was a great leader for Hampshire.
RIP
 
Willincity said:
I think it tailed off a bit while playing in a comparatively poor England side and was often in at 50/3 or similar or had little batting depth with him, which of course would have a negative impact on his average overall.
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Out of interest I had a look at his average over his career. It was as high as 54 at one stage and he was in the 50s and high 40s for a large part of his Test career. Even though he did tail off he still ended up with a career average of 43. That’s pretty impressive when you consider how good some of the attacks were that he faced and that he was badly handled by the England management at the time.
 
Loved watching him bat…

He was also very generous. During the ‘92 World Cup in Oz he gave out signed gear to the lads on tour. During the final v Pakistan he came up into the stands and awarded one of the lads (on behalf of the team) with a “best England fan” award of signed merch.
 
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