Paul Smith

Who is Paul Smith?

Paul Andrew Smith born April 15, 1964 in Gosforth, Northumberland is a former English cricketer who played for Warwickshire from 1982 to 1996. He represented England in the Hong Kong and Singapore Sixes.

A mercurial allrounder, Smith was a big hitting right-handed batsman and genuinely fast right arm bowler. He made four first class hundreds in his 221 game career, the first when he was just 19, and in 1986 he became the youngest Warwickshire player to score 1,500 runs in a season. Won anunpresidented Treble in 1994. Was Man of the Match in the Warwickshire v Worcestershire Benson and Hedges final. Won a double in 1995. Played in 6 Lords one day finals.

Along with opening partner Andy Moles, Smith holds a world record after the pair shared 8 consecutive opening partnerships of 50 plus. In first class cricket he scored a total of 8173 runs at 26.44 with a best of 140. With the ball he took 283 wickets at 35.72 which included two hat-tricks and a best of 6 for 91. Always a potent force in the one day game, able to turn a match with bat or ball, he won 3 titles with Warwickshire in the 50 over game and won all domestic tropies several times.