Gareth Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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English cricketer
Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1966
Place of Birth: Jarrow, England, United Kingdom
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Gareth Smith
- Gareth Smith (born 20 July 1966) is a former English cricketer.
- Smith was a right handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium.
- He was born at Jarrow, County Durham. Smith made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against the touring Indians in 1986.
- His County Championship debut for the county came against Derbyshire in the same season.
- From 1986 to 1989, he represented the county in 9 first-class matches, the last of which came against Essex.
- His debut in List A cricket also came for Northamptonshire.
- His debut match in that format come against Somerset in 1987, with his second and final List A match for Northamptonshire coming against Sussex two years later. In 1990, he joined Warwickshire.
- He played a single first-class match for the county, which was to be the last in his career, against Sussex.
- In his career total of 10 first-class matches, he scored 90 runs at a batting average of 10.00, with a high score of 30.
- In the field he took 3 catches and with the ball he took 21 wickets at a bowling average of 30.14, with a single five wicket haul which gave him best figures of 6/72.
- He also played 3 List A matches for Warwickshire during the 1990 season against Essex, Derbyshire and Sussex. In 1992, he represented Bedfordshire.
- His debut in the Minor Counties Championship for the county came against Lincolnshire.
- During the 1992 season, he represented the county in 5 Championship matches, the last of which came against Staffordshire.
- Smith played a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match in 1992 for Bedfordshire against Suffolk.His next appearance in List A cricket came for the Durham Cricket Board in the 1999 NatWest Trophy against Oxfordshire.
- From 1999 to 2001, he represented the Board in 7 one-day matches, the last of which came against Hertfordshire in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.
- In his career total of 12 List A matches, he scored 25 runs at an average of 8.33, with a high score of 9*.
- With the ball he took 14 wickets an average of 25.42, with best figures of 2/20.
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