Gareth Smith
English cricketer (born 1966)
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.
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