He played four matches of first-class cricket in the 1960s. His highest scores were 33 and 50 in his first match, for Combined Services against Nottinghamshire in 1961.[2]
He was awarded the OBE in 1997.[3] He has been married to Judith Chalmers, a television presenter, since 1964. They have a son and a daughter; their son, Mark, is also a television presenter.
neil, durden, smith, born, august, 1933, richmond, upon, thames, surrey, england, former, english, sports, commentator, first, class, cricketer, obepersonal, informationborn, 1933, august, 1933, richmond, upon, thames, surrey, englandbattingright, handedrelati. Neil Durden Smith OBE born 18 August 1933 Richmond upon Thames Surrey England is a former English sports commentator and first class cricketer Neil Durden SmithOBEPersonal informationBorn 1933 08 18 18 August 1933 age 89 Richmond upon Thames Surrey EnglandBattingRight handedRelationsJudith Chalmers m 1964 Mark Durden Smith son Career statisticsCompetition First classMatches 4Runs scored 111Batting average 22 20100s 50s 0 1Top score 50Balls bowled 0Wickets 0Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 010 wickets in match 0Best bowling Catches stumpings 0 0Source Cricket Archive 27 November 2014 Neil Durden Smith left with Lord Cobham in 1958Life and career EditDurden Smith was educated at Aldenham School and the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth Devon His service as an officer in the Royal Navy from 1952 to 1963 included a period as aide de camp to the Governor General of New Zealand Lord Cobham from 1957 to 1959 1 He worked as a radio and television sports commentator and producer in England from the 1960s to the 1990s He played four matches of first class cricket in the 1960s His highest scores were 33 and 50 in his first match for Combined Services against Nottinghamshire in 1961 2 He was awarded the OBE in 1997 3 He has been married to Judith Chalmers a television presenter since 1964 They have a son and a daughter their son Mark is also a television presenter References Edit People of today Neil Durden Smith Nottinghamshire v Combined Services 1961 NEIL DURDEN SMITH OBE British Sports Commentator Pictured at Buckingham Palace after receiving his OBEExternal links EditNeil Durden Smith at CricketArchive Neil Durden Smith at ESPNcricinfo Debrett s People of today Neil Durden Smith Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neil Durden Smith amp oldid 1047077291, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
