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Zealand. Captain Kim Hughes said ""Smithy is a young, exciting player. He kept the ball on the ground and ran well. It shows that you need good running between the wickets early
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Queensland and scored his maiden Shield centry. He then made 263 against Victoria, including 117 in a session. These efforts saw him selected in Australia's ODI side, with Smith and Graeme Wood replacing John Dyson and
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Australia saw him score 54 against the West Indies. He injured his hand fielding. He was replaced in the Australian squaad by Kim Hughes. Smith's injury meant he missed the World Championship of Cricket but he recovered to play in the 1984-85 Sheffield Shield final. Smith made a
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Australia. In December 1987 he and fellow tourist Steve Rixon were called to the New South Wales team. "I definitely took my cricket career into my own hands by going to South Africa," said Smith. "Still I believe I have quite a few years of crickeet left in me and it is
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during the India tour to see if he was interested in touring South Africa with an unofficial
Australian XI. After he missed selection in the Australian sides to tour Sharjah or England in early 1985, Smith asked to be considered for the team going to South Africa. He signed to play for two seasons,
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Pakistan, which won him the Man of the Match Award. " "It was concentration all the way, no
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Smith started the 1984-85 domestic summer well, scoring 73 in a McDonald's Cup game against WA. He was unable to work his way back into the test team, failing to score a first class century all summer. However he played several one day games for
Australia over the 1984–85 season, making three half
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Queensland in a McDonald's Cup game, helping his team recover from 6-104 to a 8-206 and a two wicket victory (he batted down the order as Rick McCosker wanted to open with John
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Victoria. He made 35 in his first innings, taking
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October 1992 declared himself unavailable for state selection, citing work and family commitments.
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part in a 77 run partnership with Rick McCosker. Smith ended up getting 245 first class runs at an average of 40. Smith played two McDonald's Cup games for NSW that summer, scoring 3 and 0 (in the final). He batted down the order in these games.
605:. There was some doubt he would be able to go after dislocating his shoulder during the one day finals - Smith missed the 3rd ODI final and David Boon was put on standby to replace him - but Smith recovered in time.
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551:, but he claimed a greater influence on his game was his father, who was a grade cricketer. He says a crucial stage in his development as a batsman came when he was 20 and moved to opener.
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centuries, and was only let go from the team due to injury. Highlights include an innings of 73 off 73 balls against Sri Lanka. He also scored 73 for NSW in a game against Wellington.
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outside the off stump... He was a willing worker and the film's best outfielder. At this stage a definite candidate for Country Cups but should graduate to the top class in time."
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one was easy, I just had to stay with it," Smith said. "Kim Hughes said if you get to 30 or 40, you will get your ton and 1 wanted to prove him right."
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2140:. Vol. 67, no. 21, 009. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 October 1992. p. 23
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1336:"WEST INDIES CRICKET TOUR Smith and Ritchie cleared to go"
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1025:"CRICKET Hughes has last word as Australians storm home"
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1053:"CRICKET Smith lifts NSW past Qld into Cup final"
986:"2nd Final: Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne"
1795:"CRICKET Smith, Phillips belt hapless Sri Lanka"
1282:"CRICKET Selectors stick with proven performers"
958:"Back-to-form Hughes has New Zealand on the run"
930:"CRICKET Pressure play puts Australia in finals"
688:When the news of the tour broke, tour organiser
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1935:"Smith and 'the Motivator' to miss Ashes tour"
786:"CRICKET Yallop is out, Wellham in Test squad"
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814:"It's just a question of tactics now for NSW"
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615:Smith's good form with the bat, along with
609:second) He won the man of the match award.
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1198:"CRICKET Australia learns a fourth lesson"
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1915:. 17 March 1985. p. 6 Section: SPORT
1081:"CRICKET In-form Yallop gains tour place"
1851:"Smith to miss tomorrow's cricket final"
1767:"Smith to miss tomorrow's cricket final"
692:claims Smith was one of several players
1109:"Trevor Chappell only surprise for Cup"
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2132:"IN BRIEF Slater ready to wrap title"
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601:In January 1984, Smith was picked to
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1152:"Smith's crisp 106 crushes Pakistan"
757:Dorothy, Goodwin (6 December 1981).
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1309:Mossop, Brian (12 February 1984).
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1879:"CRICKET Aussies' morale problem"
18:Steve Smith (cricketer born 1961)
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1823:"Holland back in the limelight"
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1739:"CRICKET Another win in India"
1418:. 28 February 1984. p. 22
1365:"Lawson troubled by sore back"
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874:"CRICKET Opener rips Victoria"
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680:Smith had been approached by
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1311:"Tour Pair in Doubt"
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403:5 wickets in innings
47:Personal information
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1446:. 29 February 1984.
994:. 13 February 1983.
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