Andrew Smith (cricketer, born 1969)

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Andrew (Andy) William Smith (born 30 May 1969 in Sutton, Surrey) is a former English cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Surrey from 1993 to 1996. [1]

Playing against Oxford University in 1994 he scored 202 not out and 31 not out, and took three wickets. [2] It was his only first-class century. In his next match a few days later he took his best figures, 5 for 103, against Somerset. [3]

His father, Bill Smith, played first-class cricket for Surrey as a batsman from 1961 to 1970.

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References

  1. ↑ Andrew Smith at CricketArchive
  2. ↑ "Surrey v Oxford University 1994". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Somerset v Surrey 1994". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2018.


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