Craig Smith (cricketer)

Craig Smith (born 9 January 1985) is a New Zealand first-class cricketer who played top-level cricket for Otago between the 2004–05 and 2015–16 seasons.[1]

Craig Smith
Personal information
Full name
Craig Murray Smith
Born (1985-01-09) 9 January 1985
Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001/02–2008/09North Otago
2004/05–2015/16Otago
2009/10–2015/16Southland
2016/17–2017/18North Otago
Source: Cricinfo, 30 October 2015

Smith was born at Oamaru in North Otago in 1985 and educated at St Kevin's College in the town.[2][3] He made his Hawke Cup debut for North Otago in the 2001–02 season and in 2003–04 played five Youth One Day International matches for the New Zealand under-19 side at the 2004 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In 2004–05 he made his senior representative debut for Otago, having played age-group cricket for the provincial side from 2000–01.[4]

Playing for the Otago side between 2004–05 and 2010–11 and then being recalled for two season from 2014–15 to 2015–16, Smith made a total of 24 first-class, 16 List A and six Twenty20 appearances. Primarily a bowler, he took 46 first-class and 17 List A wickets.[4] He played Hawke Cup matches for North Otago until the end of the 2008–09 season, after which he moved to Invercargill to take up a teaching post at Southland Boys' High School. He played for Southland in the competition until moving back to Oamaru to teach at St Kevin's College in early 2016, playing for North Otago again until the end of the 2017–18 season.[3][4][5]

References
  1. "Craig Smith". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 122. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
  3. Savory L (2015) Southland cricket lose key player and coach as Craig Smith returns to Oamaru, Stuff, 22 December 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  4. Craig Smith, CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2023. (subscription required)
  5. O'Neill T (2017) Smith’s six wickets key for North Otago, Otago Daily Times, 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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