Collie Smith

Collie Smith
Smith in 1957
Personal information
Full name
O'Neil Gordon Smith
Born(1933-05-05)5 May 1933
Boys Town, Kingston, Jamaica
Died9 September 1959(1959-09-09) (aged 26)
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 86)26 March 1955 v Australia
Last Test31 March 1959 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1954/55–1957/58Jamaica
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 26 70
Runs scored 1,331 4,031
Batting average 31.69 40.31
100s/50s 4/6 10/20
Top score 168 169
Balls bowled 4,431 9,635
Wickets 48 121
Bowling average 33.85 31.02
5 wickets in innings 1 2
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/90 5/63
Catches/stumpings 9/– 39/–
Source: CricketArchive, 4 September 2009

O'Neil Gordon "Collie" Smith (5 May 1933 – 9 September 1959) was a West Indian international cricketer.

A hard-hitting batsman and off-spin bowler, Smith was rated highly in West Indies. He idolised Jim Laker, for which reason he was nicknamed "Jim" for a time.[1]

  1. ^ Wisden 1958, p. 60.