10 best players of all time from Hampshire

6 Robin Smith

Robin Smith

He was perhaps among England's best players of fast bowling in the 1980s and some of the epic battles Robin Smith had with the West Indian fast bowlers of the time exemplified his gifts as a batsman of rare gifts.

In domestic cricket, he was one of Hampshire's most important players and will go down in history as one of their greatest, for a glittering career spanning 21 years (1982 to 2003).

In 307 first-class games that he played for the county, Smith made 18,984 runs at an excellent average of 42.09. He scored 57 centuries in first-class cricket in his career and remains one of the genuine stars of English cricket to have represented the historic county.