‘Doctor’ Dwayne Smith hopes to hit more centuries on his return to Kowloon Cantons for HK T20 Blitz

The West Indian scored 121 off 40 balls in this year’s tournament and wants more of the same next year at Mission Road

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Kowloon Cantons’s Dwayne Smith with a man of the match award. Photo: Edward Wong

Published: 10:42am, 28 Nov 2017Updated: 10:30pm, 28 Nov 2017

West Indian Dwayne Smith, who helped Kowloon Cantons to the Hong Kong T20 Blitz title this year, will return to the franchise in their bid to defend their crown at Mission Road in February.

The 34-year-old Smith, known as “The Doctor”, smashed 100 off 31 balls for Cantons against City Kaitak in a round-robin game, going on to make 121 in 40 deliveries as his team romped to an eight-wicket victory.

It was one of the fastest centuries in Twenty20 cricket and Cantons said they were always wanting to bring the big-hitting player back.

“We are delighted to have Dwayne back on board as part of the Cantons family this year. He was a key factor in our success last year and I’m sure he will have a major influence on the tournament again in 2018. I’m very much looking forward to working with him again” said Cantons coach Craig Wright.

Smith (R) in action for Kowloon Cantons against Hung Hom JD Jaguars. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

In T20 cricket, Smith has established a strong reputation of being a hard-hitting batsman and was part of the Mumbai Indians squad in the Indian Premier League until 2013 before being bought out by Gujarat Lions.

‘Doctor’ Dwayne Smith hopes to hit more centuries on his return to Kowloon Cantons for HK T20 Blitz

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The West Indian scored 121 off 40 balls in this year’s tournament and wants more of the same next year at Mission Road