Overview
- A family statement confirmed Smith died on 1 December at his apartment in South Perth, with the cause to be established by medical authorities.
- Former Hampshire teammate Kevan James announced the news live on BBC Radio Solent, becoming emotional as he spoke.
- Smith played 62 Tests and 71 ODIs for England between 1988 and 1996, scoring 4,236 Test runs at 43.67 with nine centuries, including 175 against the West Indies in 1994.
- His unbeaten 167 against Australia at Edgbaston in 1993 stood as England’s highest ODI score for 23 years, and he later captained Hampshire after a long county career.
- In the past fortnight he attended the Ashes in Perth and, at Andrew Flintoff’s invitation, addressed the England Lions as tributes from the ECB and former teammates praised his courage and talent.