Robin Smith is one of the most underappreciated players to have ever played for England. His contribution has been a significant one and he has done very well in both Test Cricket and ODI Cricket. He has played 62 Test Matches for England in which he has scored 4236 runs at an average of 43.67. He has made 9 hundreds in Test Cricket. He has also played 71 ODIs for England. He has made 2419 runs and he has scored 4 hundreds in ODI Cricket.
Let’s look at the Top 5 Best Innings of Robin Smith
1) 175 vs West Indies (1994)
This is the highest score in the career of Robin Smith and it came against West Indies when they were at their best. He batted for 316 balls in this innings. He hit 26 fours and 3 sixes meaning 122 runs in boundaries. It means he played a lot of dot balls and he scored 122 runs from just 29 balls. He had a strike rate of 55.56 in this knock. This innings helped save the match for England.
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2) 167* vs Australia (1993)
There are very few instances in an ODI Match where it is such a one man show for a team in international cricket. This match was the perfect example of it. Robin Smith smashed 167 not out from 163 balls. He hit 17 fours and 2 sixes meaning 86 runs in boundaries. No other batter scored more than 36 which tells that he was so dominant for England in this knock. He had a strike rate of 102.45 but it was enough as Australia won the match. However it remains one of his best ever innings
3) 143 vs Australia (1989)
This was his first Test hundred and a big one at that. It was against Australia in the Ashes. Robin Smith was batting at number 4 and he batted for 285 balls in this innings. He hit 143 runs in which he hit 15 fours which means 60 runs in boundaries. He ran for 83 of his runs and he was striking at 50.18. Robin Smith had arrived in international cricket and he had big things in store.
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4) 148* vs West Indies (1991)
Robin Smith was one of those cricketers who have their name at the Lord’s Honors Board. This innings meant a lot to him because he scored this hundred against the best fast bowlers of all time including Malcolm Marshall, Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose. He Batted for 271 balls and this innings was once again a one man show. He smashed 20 fours meaning 80 runs in boundaries. He had a good strike rate of 54.61. Robin Smith proved to the world that he could score against the best.
5) 129 vs India (1993)
This list shows that Robin Smith scored the most runs when no other batter scored and it was a one man show. This ODI Match against India is the same. He was batting at the top and he took 145 balls to make 129 runs. He hit 12 fours and 4 sixes meaning 72 runs in boundaries. Robin Smith had no partners as the second highest score in this England innings was 37. England made 156 but lost the match by 3 wickets.
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