Full name Graeme Craig Smith
Born February 1, 1981, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age 31 years 116 days
Major teams South Africa, Africa XI, Cape Cobras, Gauteng, Hampshire Cricket Board, ICC World XI, Pune Warriors, Rajasthan Royals, Somerset, Western Province
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 99 | 174 | 12 | 8042 | 277 | 49.64 | 13315 | 60.39 | 24 | 32 | 1023 | 23 | 131 | 0 |
| ODIs | 181 | 179 | 10 | 6598 | 141 | 39.04 | 8087 | 81.58 | 9 | 45 | 749 | 43 | 97 | 0 |
| T20Is | 33 | 33 | 2 | 982 | 89* | 31.67 | 770 | 127.53 | 0 | 5 | 123 | 26 | 18 | 0 |
| First-class | 137 | 238 | 17 | 11229 | 311 | 50.80 | 33 | 42 | 186 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 242 | 237 | 15 | 8866 | 141 | 39.93 | 13 | 64 | 127 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 81 | 81 | 6 | 2282 | 105 | 30.42 | 1847 | 123.55 | 1 | 11 | 281 | 49 | 35 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 99 | 35 | 1358 | 839 | 8 | 2/145 | 2/145 | 104.87 | 3.70 | 169.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 181 | 43 | 1026 | 951 | 18 | 3/30 | 3/30 | 52.83 | 5.56 | 57.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 33 | 3 | 24 | 57 | 0 | - | - | - | 14.25 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 137 | 1726 | 1086 | 11 | 2/145 | 98.72 | 3.77 | 156.9 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 242 | 1968 | 1796 | 47 | 3/30 | 3/30 | 38.21 | 5.47 | 41.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 81 | 7 | 96 | 148 | 4 | 3/23 | 3/23 | 37.00 | 9.25 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, Mar 8-12, 2002 scorecard |
| Last Test | New Zealand v South Africa at Wellington, Mar 23-27, 2012 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | South Africa v Australia at Bloemfontein, Mar 30, 2002 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v South Africa at Wellington, Feb 25, 2012 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, Oct 21, 2005 scorecard |
| Last T20I | South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Oct 16, 2011 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1999/00 |
| Last First-class | New Zealand v South Africa at Wellington, Mar 23-27, 2012 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1999/00 |
| Last List A | New Zealand v South Africa at Wellington, Feb 25, 2012 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Western Province Boland v Dolphins at Cape Town, Apr 7, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Oct 16, 2011 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, 41 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 23 Mar 2012 | Test # 2037 |
| 13, 55* | South Africa | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 15 Mar 2012 | Test # 2036 |
| 53, 115 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 7 Mar 2012 | Test # 2035 |
| 9 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 25 Feb 2012 | ODI # 3249 |
| 125 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 22 Jan 2012 | ODI # 3229 |
| 68 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Kimberley | 20 Jan 2012 | ODI # 3228 |
| 2 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Bloemfontein | 17 Jan 2012 | ODI # 3227 |
| 28 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | East London | 14 Jan 2012 | ODI # 3226 |
| 6 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Paarl | 11 Jan 2012 | ODI # 3225 |
| 16, 0/7, 0* | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2012 | Test # 2028 |
Meaty, muscular and mighty, that's Graeme Smith, who looms even larger than all that as South Africa's colossus of a captain. His achievements as a batsman are significant, but the most important monument to his career is the fact that under Smith, the confidence of South Africans, both within and outside of the national team and its structures, has been rebuilt.
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2004
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