James Douglas Smith (born 26 June 1940) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Northern Districts from 1967 to 1972.
A right-arm fast bowler, Jim Smith had a successful first season in Plunket Shield cricket in 1967–68, taking 15 wickets in five matches at an average of 29.20, including his career-best figures of 5 for 80 against Auckland.
[1][2] However, he was less successful in ten more first-class matches over the next four seasons.
[3] Smith also played Hawke Cup cricket for Waikato from 1969 to 1974.
He took 32 wickets at an average of 6.37 in four matches in 1969-70 when Waikato resisted three challenges before losing to Southland.