Overview
- His family confirmed the unexpected death at his South Perth apartment on December 1 in a statement released via Hampshire Cricket.
- The cause is unknown pending a post-mortem, and the family urged against linking his longstanding battles with alcoholism and mental health to his death.
- Smith played 62 Tests and 71 ODIs for England, scoring 4,236 Test runs at an average of 43.67, with landmark innings of 175 against West Indies in 1994 and an unbeaten 167 against Australia in 1993.
- Tributes from ECB chair Richard Thompson, Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove, and former teammates praised his fearless batting and standing as a Hampshire hero.
- Former Hampshire teammate Kevan James announced the news on air, and Smith is survived by his children, Harrison and Margaux, and his brother, Christopher.