Former England batter Robin "The Judge" Smith has died at the age of 62.
Smith's family announced his death late on Tuesday evening, revealing he had unexpectedly died in his apartment in South Perth on Monday.
With 62 Test caps to his name between 1988 and 1996, Smith was no stranger to some of the world's greatest bowlers.
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At the end of his Test career, he had scored 4236 runs at an average of 43.67, which included nine centuries.
Smith's family said his cause of death was unknown.
"It is with the deepest and most profound sense of sadness and loss that we must announce the passing of Robin Arnold Smith, beloved father of Harrison and Margaux and cherished brother of Christopher," a statement from the family said.
"Robin rose to fame as one of England's most charismatic and popular players.
"A brave and dashing batsman, he excelled both for Hampshire and his adopted country, collecting legions of admirers and friends along the way."
Smith, who was born in South Africa and followed his older brother Chris to Hampshire as a teenager, made his Test debut in 1988 against the West Indies at Headingley.
He debuted in the ODI format against Sri Lanka in that same year.
Smith was a vital player for Hampshire throughout his career, earning the honour of being the team's captain between 1998 and 2002.
He announced he was hanging up his whites in 2004.
Since his retirement, Smith had been open about his struggles with mental health issues and alcoholism, having been hospitalised for several months last year as a result.
Just last week, the 62-year-old spoke to English media about those struggles and revealed that he had twice came "within minutes" of ending his own life.
Smith was called in to address the England Lions squad in Perth last week, upon the request of head coach Andrew Flintoff, where he also discussed those struggles.
Former teammate and close friend Kevan James declared Smith was "England's best batter" during the '80s and '90s.
"It's a sad day, but when you look at someone's career … he averaged 43 in Test matches and he averaged over 40 when he was dropped after the mid-90s Test series in South Africa," he said on BBC Radio.
… which is quite incredible now, isn't it, to think a batter would be dropped averaging that many.
"He was a super player, particularly of fast bowling in an era where the West Indies had all these fast bowlers.
"He was one of the few England batters who stood up to them and basically gave as good as he got."
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