Early West Indian Domestic Career
Smith made his first-class debut for Barbados in January 2002 in a Regional Four Day Competition match against Guyana. He did not bowl in the match but made scores of 10 and 35, his second innings ended after he was out hit wicket, an unusual form of dismissal. In his fifth match of the season, against the Leeward Islands, there were two notable occasions for Smith; he took his first wicket and, with an innings of 102, scored his first century. He finished the season with a batting average of 21.36.
In the 2002–03 season his bowling was used more often, he took 7 wickets at an average of 28.42. His batting average improved to 24.55 but he was not able to score a half century during the season. Barbados finished as tournament winners but Smith did not feature in the final. It was not until the 2003–04 season that Smith played his first List-A match, scoring a duck on his debut against Antigua and Barbuda in the WICB Cup. However, his form improved and he finished the season with a batting average of 39.75 and a highest score of 92 not out.
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