Ben Smith scored an unbeaten 126 runs for his fifth first-class century.
He's had his share of injuries this summer but that hasn't stopped Ben Smith from finding a perch in the top five rungs of the Plunket Shield batting order this summer.
Devon Hotel Central Districts batsman Smith yesterday carved his fifth first-class century and will soldier on his unbeaten 126
runs with No6 Dane Cleaver when day three of the four-day match resumes against Mondiale Auckland Aces in Napier today.
Smith carved off 14 boundaries and a six in his 256-ball knock, after occupying the crease for 358 minutes, on a benign batting strip at McLean Park.
"He played nicely," CD coach Heinrich Malan said last night, as the 25-year-old opening batsman from Whanganui was "too shattered" to engage in an interview.
It may come across as a little understated but, if anything, it's Malan's way of heaping accolades on a player who has done justice to his pre-season mantra of turning starts into scores that matter, while eking out results in the longest format of domestic cricket.
