Ian Smith is himself, the combination of the above three qualities. During his tenure from 1980 to 1992, he has played 63 test matches and has scored 1,815 runs with 2 centuries. In the ODI, he has played 98 matches and has scored 1,055 runs. In 1994, he was awarded the MBE and was awarded the best suteliffe medal in the same year itself, by the New Zealand Cricket.