Active Physio Wanganui coach Warren Marr has heaped praise on his stand-in captain for a fighting innings that unfortunately yielded no personal or team reward in the abandoned Hawke Cup match against Wairarapa on the weekend.
Being out in the middle for all but seven overs of Wanganui's innings of 196 in 83 overs on Saturday, Greg Smith applied himself and firmly protected his wicket, scoring a crucial 91 off 215 balls on a hostile Tasman Tanning No1 pitch.
After a day in the field, the tired Wairarapa top order batsmen then collapsed in the last four overs before stumps, with allrounder Akash Gill taking three wickets to leave them reeling at 2-3.
However, it would be a frustrating Sunday in the pavilion as constant rain throughout the afternoon prevented Wanganui from getting back out there to bowl Wairarapa out and pick up first innings points for what would likely have only been a two innings match.
Having concentrated fiercely for so long, Marr said Smith was very disappointed to give away a catch when his maiden representative century was in sight.