Robin Smith, a tough-as-teak middle-order batter who was considered England’s best for a period In the early 1990s, passed away suddenly in Perth on December 1. He was 62. The Durban-born Smith played 62 Tests and 71 ODIs between 1988 and 1996, and gained a reputation as one of the few with the steel to take on the fearsome West Indies pace attacks of the day.
“It is with the deepest and most profound sense of sadness and loss that we must announce the passing of Robin Arnold Smith, beloved father of Harrison and Margaux and cherished brother of Christopher,” said a statement released by his family. “Robin died unexpectedly at his South Perth apartment on Monday 1st December. The cause of his death is at present unknown.”
Nicknamed “The Judge”, Smith was also a Hampshire stalwart on the county scene. He had a baptism by fire against West Indies in 1988, but scored three of his nine Test centuries against them while averaging 44.43. Though Shane Warne troubled him, as he did so many others, Smith was hardly a bunny against spin, averaging 63.37 against India and scoring a century in Sri Lanka.
In recent years, he had opened up about his struggles with both alcoholism and depression after his playing days were over.
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