Veteran batsman Clay Smith joined an exclusive group of company during Cup Match 2007 at Wellington Oval last week.

In anti-dramatic fashion Smith got an inside edge to a fuller length Kevin Hurdle delivery that raced to the unprotected fine leg boundary to join the likes of elder brother Wendell and long-time St. George's team-mate Charlie Marshall as the only trio to score 1,000 runs or more in Cup Match.

Former St.George's skipper Wendell Smith was the first to achieve the milestone in 1992 followed by Marshall in 2005 and younger brother Smith last week. All three St. George's batsmen achieved the remarkable feat in front of the home crowd at Wellington Oval.

""Basically the skipper told me that I had the rest of the day to bat. We were trying to bat once and post a total of 350 to 400 and then try and get a two to one.

"I enjoyed the atmosphere; it was really electrifying for me and I'm glad to be amongst an elite group. I went in there with aspirations to actually score another ton because I've been in good nick of late and been able to execute. I just went out there and played my game," said Smith, the first and only batsmen in Cup Match history to score three centuries."

Heading into this year's classic Smith hinted that he could possibly bow out. But after producing another solid knock at the crease the former national team skipper said he "will reassess his situation".

"It's really a ticklish situation and I'll just have to wait and see what happens. Next year I will have to reassess my situation in terms of my knee and also what St.George's are looking for because there is going to come a time when Charlie (Marshall) and myself will have to step down to make way for the youngsters," Smith added.

"But whether the timing is right or St. George's will want the both of us to go out at the same time could be a critical situation because I know

Somerset would love to see us retire at the same time and then try and capitalise on it."

Coming in at number four, Smith wasted little time knocking off the required 14 runs to reach 1,000 runs in the classic.

"Once I got there ( at the crease) the guys in the slips started sledging a bit and so I realised I was in a battle and it was Cup Match," he said.

Smith raced to a half century off only 42 balls, but was then caught at mid-on attempting to lift a Jacobi Robinson slower delivery out of the park after pushing the accelerator to the floor.

"Once I passed 50 runs I started thinking that the 100 was on the cards," he said. "I shifted gears and slowed down my tempo as opposed to playing my normal game and going for my shots. And I think that hindered me."

Smith stroked nine fours and two sixes and faced a total of 57 balls before he fell victim to some clever bowling on the part of Somerset vice captain Robinson.

"He bowled the slow ball, and I did spot it," he said. "I thought that I had waited long enough for it, but it was a good ball."