Colin Smith (Scottish cricketer)

Colin John Ogilvie Smith (born 27 September 1972) is a Scottish cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper.

Colin Smith

Personal information
Full name	Colin John Ogilvie Smith
Born	(1972-09-27) 27 September 1972 Aberdeen, Scotland
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	Scotland
ODI debut (cap 20)	27 June 2006 v Pakistan
Last ODI	19 April 2009 v Afghanistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1999–2009	Scotland
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 27 8 10 116 Runs scored 432 58 380 2,060 Batting average 19.63 11.60 25.33 21.02 100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/3 0/10 Top score 59 46* 93 86* Balls bowled – – – – Wickets – – – – Bowling average – – – – 5 wickets in innings – – – – 10 wickets in match – – – – Best bowling – – – – Catches/stumpings 21/11 5/4 27/4 103/31
Source: CricketArchive, 13 June 2009

He made his début for the Scottish cricket team against Surrey on 23 June 1999 and has played for Scotland 119 times in all. This includes three One Day Internationals, his first coming against Pakistan in June 2006. He has also played for Sussex and Warwickshire at second XI level.

Smith is a police officer away from cricket, affectionately known as 'The Big C' he presently works within the Police Scotland "A" Division Divisional Co-ordination Unit alongside one time Shropshire cricketer John J Hampson under the command of Andrew Bradnock. This has interfered with his cricket career on occasion. For example, during the 2005 ICC Trophy he missed the semi-final match against Bermuda as he was required for duty during the 31st G8 summit in Scotland.

Smith scored his maiden One Day International half-century against Australia in Scotland's opening game of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, but Scotland still lost by 203 runs.

Smith and business partner Neil MacRae are owners of "Legends" cricket equipment company which designed and distributes the "Katchet". The Katchet is a fielding aid which mirrors random deflections encountered when the ball deviates after hitting the bat or wicket.