seven of the eight matches, helping Sussex to the Division one title. Smith played a much greater role in the following season for Sussex, making appearances in all four domestic competitions. Sussex reached two finals in the season, the first of which, the Friends Provident Trophy they lost to Hampshire with Smith scoring 20. The next final was to be more successful for Smith as Sussex beat Somerset in the Twenty20 Cup with him earning the man of the match award in scoring 59. More success came for Sussex and Smith that season when they again won the Pro40, with him averaging 35.16 with the bat and 15.88 with the ball throughout the tournament. He also took a hat-trick in a game against Nottinghamshire. Although they were successful in the one-day formats, they were relegated from Division one of the County Championship. Due to their triumph in the Twenty20 Cup, Sussex qualified for the Champions League. Smith decided to play for Sussex rather than his IPL team, the Deccan Chargers, who had also qualified for the tournament. Sussex were eliminated after finishing last in the group stage. He returned to Sussex to play in the Friends Life t20 in 2010 as an overseas player after his Kolpak status had expired. New South Wales Smith was signed by New South Wales for the 2009–10 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. He played all five matches in the group stage as New South Wales finished fourth and did not proceed to the final. Although his batting was disappointing, 31 runs at 7.75, he took 6 wickets at an average of 17.50. Other T20 franchise cricket For his performances in 2013, he was named in the Cricinfo CLT20 XI. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament. International career International breakthrough Following the 2002–03 Red Stripe Bowl, Smith was included in the West Indies squad to tour South Africa. He made his Test debut in the third match of the series. After scoring 20 in the first innings, Smith helped the West Indies to save the game in the second as he made 105 not out on the final day to become the eleventh West Indian to score a hundred on Test debut. Smith played nine more Tests for the West Indies over the next two years without excelling with bat or