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| Full name | Geoffrey Brunton Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 November 1953 Christchurch, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Brun Smith (father) Frank Smith (grandfather) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977-78 to 1979-80 | Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 September 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Geoffrey Brunton Smith (born 22 November 1953) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Canterbury from 1977 to 1979. His father, Brun Smith, played Test cricket for New Zealand, and his grandfather, Frank Smith, played first-class cricket for Canterbury in the 1920s.[1]
Smith was a member of the New Zealand schools cricket team that toured Australia in 1970–71.[2] In first-class cricket he scored 22 and 31 for Canterbury against Central Districts in 1978–79; he and Barry Hadlee put on 68 and 64 respectively for the opening partnership.[3] Later that season he made 11 and 31 against Auckland, putting on opening partnerships of 51 and 54 with Hadlee.[4]
References
- ^ "Geoff Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools in Australia 1970/71". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Canterbury v Central Districts 1978-79". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Auckland v Canterbury 1978-79". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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