| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Langford-Smith | |||
| Born | 7 December 1976 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Batting style | Right-hand | |||
| Bowling style | Right arm fast-medium | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | Ireland | |||
| ODI debut (cap 6) | 13 June 2006 v England | |||
| Last ODI | 22 March 2008 v Bangladesh | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2006–present | Ireland | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | ODIs | FC | LA | |
| Matches | 22 | 7 | 33 | |
| Runs scored | 142 | 22 | 269 | |
| Batting average | 15.77 | 11.00 | 17.93 | |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| Top score | 31* | 15 | 39 | |
| Balls bowled | 942 | 881 | 1,323 | |
| Wickets | 25 | 22 | 34 | |
| Bowling average | 31.88 | 20.31 | 36.29 | |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 10 wickets in match | n/a | 0 | n/a | |
| Best bowling | 3/32 | 5/45 | 3/32 | |
| Catches/stumpings | 5/– | 4/– | 6/– | |
| Source: CricketArchive, 27 September 2008 | ||||
David "Dave" Langford-Smith (born 7 December 1976 in Sydney, New South Wales)[1] is an Australian-born Irish cricketer who, on 13 June 2006, became the first man to take a wicket in a One Day International for Ireland, when he dismissed Ed Joyce (a former Ireland cricketer making his debut for England) at Belfast.[2] A right-handed batsman and right arm fast-medium bowler,[1] he has played 34 times for the Ireland cricket team as of 10 June 2007.[3] Dave also plays for, Phoenix Cricket club /, where he is a strong player and is the head coach of all teams. He has Played for Phoenix for several years.
Langford-Smith's first two Ireland matches were played in June 2005, but he was playing against Ireland for the MCC as Ireland warmed up for the 2005 ICC Trophy.[4] He made his debut for Ireland proper on 23 April 2006, playing against Hampshire[3] in a C&G Trophy match.[5]
He continued playing in the C&G Trophy that year,[5] and made his first-class debut on 17 May 2006 in an 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Namibia.[6] This was followed by a C&G Trophy match against Middlesex at Lord's[5] and the aforementioned ODI against England in Belfast, which was his[7] and Ireland's first One-Day International.[8]
Langford-Smith then played in the 2006 European Championship in Scotland in August,[9] playing against Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands and Scotland. This was followed by a match against the MCC at Lord's[3] and an Intercontinental Cup match against Scotland in Aberdeen.[6]
Langford-Smith's next matches for Ireland were in Division One of the World Cricket League in Nairobi in early 2007,[3] playing in ODIs against Scotland, Kenya, Canada and the Netherlands.[7] He then played in an Intercontinental Cup match against the UAE in Abu Dhabi[6] before heading to the West Indies to take part in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.[7]
He played in all nine of Ireland's matches in the 2007 World Cup, taking seven wickets,[10] and has continued in the Irish side since, playing in the 2007 Friends Provident Trophy[5] and in the final of the Intercontinental Cup against Canada.[6] This is his most recent game for Ireland at the time of writing.[3] He was not named in Ireland's squad for their ODIs against India and South Africa in June 2007 due to injury,[11] though he turned out for his club, Phoenix Cricket Club, the day after the squad was announced.[12]
In all matches for Ireland, Langford-Smith has scored 246 runs at an average of 15.38 with a top score of 39 against Somerset in May 2007,[3] also his highest List A score.[1] He has taken 48 wickets at an average of 28.35, with best innings bowling figures of 5/65 against Scotland in August 2006,[3] also his best first-class bowling performance[1] and the only time he has taken five wickets in an innings for Ireland.[3] His highest first-class score with the bat is six not out, and his best List A bowling performance is 3/32. That List A bowling performance is his best ODI bowling performance,[1] against Scotland.[13]
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