Dave Langford-Smith

David Langford-Smith (born 7 December 1976) is an Australian-born Irish former cricketer, who was the first man to take a wicket in a One Day International for Ireland. A right-handed batsman and right arm fast-medium bowler, Dave also played 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.

Cricket career Born 7 December 1976 in Sydney, 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. He made his debut for Ireland proper on 23 April 2006, playing against Hampshire

He continued playing in the C&G Trophy that year, This was followed by a C&G Trophy match against Middlesex at Lord's and Ireland's first One-Day International.

Langford-Smith then played in the 2006 European Championship in Scotland in August, playing against Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands and Scotland. This was followed by a match against the MCC at Lord's and continued in the Irish side, playing in the 2007 Friends Provident Trophy though he turned out for his club, Phoenix Cricket Club, the day after the squad was announced. He retired from international cricket in April 2008 citing work and family commitments.

Statistics

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,