50 m. ago Robin Smith hailed as ‘ahead of his time’ and Hampshire hero after death aged 62

Smith played 62 Tests for England between 1988 and 1996.

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2 h. ago ‘He was a batter ahead of his time’: Robin Smith, former England cricketer, dies aged 62

Batter scored more than 6,000 runs for EnglandSmith was at Hampshire from 1982 to 2003Tributes have been paid to Robin Smith, whose swashbuckling batting and fearlessness at the crease lit up English cricket in an era when it often languished in the doldrums, following his death at the age of 62.Smith played 62 Tests for England between 1988 to 1996, averaging 43.67. But it was the sight of him taking the fight to the fastest pace bowlers of his generation that will live longest in the memory. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago What we know as tributes pour in for England cricket icon Robin Smith after his death

England cricket legend Robin Smith has died in Australia, just days after he bravely opened up about his troubled past. His friends and former team-mates have been hailing his achievements

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5 h. ago Michael Vaughan leads tributes to his 'hero' Robin Smith after tragic death aged 62

Michael Vaughan and Jack Russell have been among those to pay their respects to former England batter Robin Smith, who died at the age of 62 at his home in Perth

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5 h. ago Robin Smith: Tributes paid to 'one of England’s most charismatic and popular players' after death at 62

Former team-mates including Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain recount fond memories of ‘The Judge’

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6 h. ago Robin Smith hailed as ‘batter ahead of his time’ following death at age of 62

He played 62 Tests for England between 1988 and 1996.

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7 h. ago Robin Smith, former England Test batter and Hampshire captain, dies aged 62

Smith had met with England Lions players in Perth only two weeks before his death

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7 h. ago Robin Smith's tragic unfulfilled 'nice grandad' wish days before death after vodka battle

Just days before his death, England cricket legend Robin Smith heartbreakingly opened up about his alcohol abuse and wish to be a "nice grandad" for his first granddaughter due to be born this week

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48 h. ago Voices: The biggest risk Sir Andreas Whittam Smith ever took was co

A risk-taking and highly principled journalist, Whittam Smith helped fund Britain’s first new broadsheet newspaper in more than a century – before successfully stewarding the Church of England through the credit crunch. Sean O’Grady remembers him

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1 week ago The Death Of Bunny Munro on Sky review: Matt Smith gives one of the TV performances of the year

Smith’s turn as antihero Bunny makes a repellent hero into something perversely compelling

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1 week ago The Death of Bunny Munro review – Matt Smith is brilliantly vile in Nick Cave’s south coast parable

The ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘House of the Dragon’ star brings toxic masculinity to hideous life in a drama that will test the limits of viewers’ tolerance

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2 w. ago St Ann's murder suspect named as he appears in court after man stabbed to death

Matthew Smith, 20, from Carlton, has been charged with murder over the death of Marley Gascoine in St Ann's, Nottingham, and he has now appeared in court today

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