Full name Gregory Marc Smith
Born April 20, 1983, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age 34 years 364 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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