Full name Gregory Marc Smith
Born April 20, 1983, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age 35 years 0 days
Major teams Abahani Limited, Derbyshire, Derbyshire 2nd XI, Essex, Essex 2nd XI, Griqualand West, Mountaineers, South Africa Academy, South Africa Under-19s
Nickname Smithy
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast, Right-arm offbreak
Height 6 ft 2 in
Education UNISA
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 124 | 202 | 18 | 5635 | 177 | 30.62 | 9675 | 58.24 | 7 | 34 | 43 | 0 | ||
| List A | 108 | 105 | 10 | 2342 | 89 | 24.65 | 2873 | 81.51 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 0 | ||
T20s 
|
86 | 76 | 3 | 1452 | 100* | 19.89 | 1262 | 115.05 | 1 | 5 | 118 | 38 | 35 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 124 | 12202 | 6502 | 184 | 5/42 | 35.33 | 3.19 | 66.3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| List A | 108 | 2839 | 2655 | 72 | 4/53 | 4/53 | 36.87 | 5.61 | 39.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
|
T20s
|
86 | 51 | 798 | 1090 | 42 | 5/17 | 5/17 | 25.95 | 8.19 | 19.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class debut | South Africa Academy v Sri Lanka A at Potchefstroom, Oct 3-5, 2003 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Lancashire v Essex at Manchester, Jul 6-9, 2015 scorecard |
| List A debut | Griqualand West v KwaZulu-Natal at Kimberley, Nov 21, 2003 scorecard |
| Last List A | Essex v Warwickshire at Chelmsford, Aug 28, 2014 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire at Derby, Jun 22, 2007 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Essex v Somerset at Chelmsford, May 29, 2015 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127*, 2/17, 5/50 | Cornwall | v Shropshire | St Austell | 16 Jul 2017 | Other |
| 4/38, 56, 3/40 | Cornwall | v Wales MC | Truro | 2 Jul 2017 | Other |
| 3, 1/103 | Cornwall | v Berkshire | Grampound Road | 31 Jul 2016 | Other |
| 0/21, 138, 5/43 | Cornwall | v Dorset | Truro | 17 Jul 2016 | Other |
| 92, 3/65, 4, 1/97 | Cornwall | v Shropshire | Bridgnorth | 3 Jul 2016 | Other |
| 1/69, 22, 2/41, 66* | Cornwall | v Wiltshire | Corsham | 19 Jun 2016 | Other |
| 25, 3/39, 4/51 | Cornwall | v Oxfordshire | St Austell | 5 Jun 2016 | Other |
| 13, 1/64 | Cornwall | v Oxfordshire | Werrington | 22 May 2016 | Other OD |
| 59, 1/34 | Cornwall | v Dorset | North Perrott | 8 May 2016 | Other OD |
| 19, 3/22 | Cornwall | v Devon | Instow | 24 Apr 2016 | Other OD |
Greg Smith is a South African-born allrounder who settled in England on a Kolpak deal. Part of South Africa's squad at the Under-19 World Cup in 2001-02, he was briefly courted by Griqualand West before heading to the UK.
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Apr 27, 2015
Greg Smith couldn't cling onto this catch
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Apr 29, 2014
Greg Smith played positively at the start of the second innings
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Sep 25, 2013
Greg Smith made 37 as Essex struggled
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