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Former England cricketer Robin Smith dies at 62

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LONDON (AP) — Robin Smith, the batter who shone for England in a period when it was beaten regularly, has died. He was 62.

Smith’s family said in a statement via the England and Wales Cricket Board on Tuesday that he died unexpectedly at his home in Perth, Australia, on Monday. No cause was given.

He played 62 tests from 1988-96, scoring 4,236 runs at an average of 43.67 with nine centuries. His signature shot was the square cut.

FILE - England's key batsman Robin Smith stands in balcony of Aitcheson College ground Pavilion in Lahore, on Feb. 8, 1996. (AP Photo/Khalid Choudary, File)
FILE - England's key batsman Robin Smith stands in balcony of Aitcheson College ground Pavilion in Lahore, on Feb.