Just A Drummer In The Band - The Ian Smith Story
The world's leading wicketkeeper and a dashing batsman, lan Smith is one of those rare cricketers with the ability to change the course of a match.
Despite these qualities, "Smithy" doesn't regard himself as one of the stars, preferring to be thought of as a team player in his own words "JUST A DRUMMER IN THE BAND".
Whether lan Smith likes it or not, however, he is recognised by New Zealand cricket followers as more than that. He has charmed them with his impish antics and thrilled with his lusty hitting. His life story is a delightful mixture of the lighter side of international cricket coupled with the difficulties and delights of touring exotic lands. lan Smith speaks of his teammates with touching sincerity and warmth, revealing a nature unaffected by more than a decade of top-level competition.
