By Andrew Lawton
DERBYSHIRE fans could be forgiven for googling their stand-in captain, but Daryn Smit insists he has what it takes to steer the Falcons to the T20 knock-out stages.
The South African keeper was plying his trade for Lancashire club side Ramsbottom a year ago, but is now at the forefront of the Falcons ‘ T20 charge in place of Gary Wilson, who is on duty with Ireland.
Smit, 33, got off to a dream start on Tuesday as he scored the winning runs to hand the Falcons a threewicket victory over Durham, putting them on the brink of a quarter-final place – which they can ...
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