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Ed Smith

Ed Smith

Author, former cricketer and chief selector for England cricket

Ed Smith played cricket for Kent, Middlesex and England and was Chief Selector for England cricket from 2018 to 2021, a period of unprecedented success for England’s men’s teams. He is currently Co-Founder and Director of the Institute of Sports Humanities. A prominent thinker on sport and leadership, he has written four books – including What Sport Tells Us About Life – and is a contributing writer for the New Statesman. 

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