Remembering 'The Judge', Robin Smith

Test Match Special

BBC

Cricket, Sports News, News, Sports

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🗓️ 13 December 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Jonathan Agnew speaks to broadcaster Mark Nicholas following the death of his friend and former Hampshire team-mate Robin Smith. 'The Judge', who died on 1st December aged 62, scored more than 4,000 Test runs for England. Plus, we hear an interview from Smith back in 2019 where he spoke about his struggles away from the pitch.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts.
0:07.3	Welcome to the Wayne Rooney show.
0:09.3	Twice a week, Wayne Rooney, Kayeard and me, Kelly Somers,
0:12.4	break down the biggest stories in the Premier League and beyond.
0:15.5	Coming to the Premier League, he's shown one called Play, he isn't.
0:18.2	He's been probably the sound of the season.
0:19.6	Plus, we'll hear the funniest and most outrageous stories from Wayne's career.
0:23.7	I had two seasons when I played as the number nine and scored 34 goals in both the seasons.
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0:43.3	Hello, this is Henry Moran.
0:45.0	Welcome to the Test Match Special podcast.
0:47.9	The cricketing world is still in shock after the loss of England great Robin Smith.
0:52.5	He sadly died on the 1st of December, aged just 62.
0:56.7	Nicknamed the judge Smith played 62 times for England, scoring more than 4,000 test runs,
1:02.4	and he was a fine one-day player as well, scoring an iconic 167 against Australia in 1993,
1:09.6	which remained an England record for more than 20 years.
1:13.3	Very shortly we'll be hearing from Mark Nicholas, friend and former Hampshire teammate of Smith,
1:18.9	who spoke to Jonathan Agnew about his memories of The Judge.
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