[1] Goldsmith played as a batting all-rounder who bowled right-arm medium-pace deliveries as a "serviceable sixth bowler" in one-day cricket.
Aged 22, he made his first-class debut for Kent the following September, after playing what The Times described as "some stunningly confident shots" in a one-day match during August.
[2] He was a regular member of the team, particularly in one-day cricket and was part of the side which reached the final of the 1988 Benson & Hedges Cup, taking "a wonderful catch"[2] on the boundary in the match.
[6][7] Injuries during 1989 and 1990 restricted his appearances,[8][9] although he was a member of the Derbyshire team which won the 1990 Sunday League, hitting the winning runs in the match which clinched the trophy.
[20] England international cricketer Olly Stone, who was a Norfolk age-group player, credits Goldsmith with identifying his talent and encouraging him to pursue the sport at a higher level.