LONDON (AP) — Robin Smith, the batter who shone for England in a period when it was beaten regularly, has died. He was 62.

Smith's family said in a statement via the England and Wales Cricket Board on Tuesday that he died unexpectedly at his home in Perth, Australia, on Monday. No cause was given.

He played 62 tests from 1988-96, scoring 4,236 runs at an average of 43.67 with nine centuries. His signature shot was the square cut.

Smith also played in 71 one-day internationals and was part of England’s squad that reached the 1992 World Cup final. His unbeaten 167 against Australia at Edgbaston in 1993 remained the England ODI record until 2016.

The family said Smith's alcohol and mental health issues since retiring in 2004 “should not form the basis of speculation about the cause of dea

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