Lives in Cricket No 32 - Eric Rowan

about tHe autHor Rick Smith was born in launceston, tasmania in 1955. He is a former a Grade cricketer with a deep interest in the game. He is the author or co-author of a number of books on various aspects of cricket history, including Australian Test Cricketers, Great Days in Test Cricket, Cricket’s Enigma: the Sid Barnes Story and Blighted Lives: the Story of Harry and Albert Trott . the latter title was named the australian cricket society’s book of the Year in 2011. For over twenty years he has been cricket tasmania’s official match photographer, recording some of tasmania’s finest cricketing moments. rick is a retired teacher and lives in launceston with his wife leanne and son David.