England's South African XI

Robin Smith

Robin Smith was a ferocious cutter of the cricket ball

Just as in the case of Allan Lamb, Durban born Robin Smith could not represent South Africa owing to the apartheid era and went on to play for England owing to English parents.

In a career that spanned 62 Tests and 71 ODIs between 1988 and 1994, Smith accumulated 4236 and 2419 runs in the respective formats with averages on either side of 40.

Remembered as one of England's most courageous batsmen, Smith was a potent force against the best pacers in the world but found it hard against the slower bowlers. His ODI best of 167 in 1993 was for long England's highest ODI score and also the highest in a losing cause.