Colin John Ogilvie Smith (born 27 September 1972) is a Scottish

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player. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. He made his début for the

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against Surrey on 23 June 1999 and has played for Scotland 119 times in all. This includes three

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s, his first coming against

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in June 2006. He has also played for Sussex and

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at second XI level. Smith is a

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away from cricket, affectionately known as 'The Big C' he presently works within the Police Scotland "A" Division Divisional Co-ordination Unit alongside one time Shropshire cricketer John Hampson under the command of Andrew Bradnock. This has interfered with his cricket career on occasion. For example, during the

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he missed the semi-final match against

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as he was required for duty during the

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. Smith scored his maiden

half-century against Australia in Scotland's opening game of the

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, but Scotland still lost by 203 runs. On 24 June 2009, Smith announced his retirement from international cricket. He finished with 3763 runs with 20 fifties at an average of 23.67 for Scotland. He was then Scotland's most capped wicketkeeper. Smith and business partner Neil MacRae are owners of "Legends" cricket equipment company which designed and distributes the "Katchet". The Katchet is a fielding aid which mirrors random deflections encountered when the ball deviates after hitting the bat or wicke

His grandfather, John Mortimer (cricketer), John Mortimer, also played first-class cricket for Scotland.

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