Darryl Donald Smith (born 8 June 1960) is a former Australian

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er who played several matches for

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during the early 1980s. Born in

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, Smith played colts and under-19 cricket for Western Australia, and was subsequently chosen to

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the Australian under-19 cricket team in two

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s and one

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against the touring England under-19 side during the 1978–79 season. A right-handed

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bowling

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, he debuted at state level during the 1980–81 season, playing a single match for Western Australia in the limited-overs McDonald's Cup. In the match, played against

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at the

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in February 1981, Smith scored 42 runs from 23 balls, an innings which included three sixes. He again played one match for Western Australia in the following season's competition, and subsequently spent the 1982 English season playing for the

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in the Lancashire League. His season as the club's professional was not entirely successful—from 26 matches, he took 45 wickets at an average of 21.26, but scored only 382 runs at an average of 18.19, with one

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and no half-centuries. Smith did not again play for Western Australia until the 1984–85 season, when he played two limited-overs matches, as well as his first and only first-class match. His sole first-class match was played against the touring Sri Lankans, and he took two wickets in

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's first innings.Western Australia v Sri Lankans
Sri Lanka in Australia 1984/85 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2012.

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