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Full name Gregory Marc Smith
Born April 20, 1983, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age 30 years 30 days
Major teams 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 | 101 | 168 | 16 | 4727 | 165* | 31.09 | 8104 | 58.32 | 6 | 30 | 32 | 0 | ||
| List A | 91 | 90 | 8 | 1849 | 88 | 22.54 | 2207 | 83.77 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 63 | 59 | 2 | 1162 | 100* | 20.38 | 1029 | 112.92 | 1 | 4 | 94 | 29 | 23 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 101 | 10484 | 5646 | 154 | 5/54 | 36.66 | 3.23 | 68.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| List A | 91 | 2545 | 2400 | 67 | 4/53 | 4/53 | 35.82 | 5.65 | 37.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 63 | 43 | 718 | 928 | 41 | 5/17 | 5/17 | 22.63 | 7.75 | 17.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class debut | South Africa Academy v Sri Lanka A at Potchefstroom, Oct 3-5, 2003 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Glamorgan v Essex at Cardiff, May 15-18, 2013 scorecard |
| List A debut | Griqualand West v KwaZulu-Natal at Kimberley, Nov 21, 2003 scorecard |
| Last List A | Scotland v Essex at Edinburgh, May 12, 2013 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire at Derby, Jun 22, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Kent v Essex at Canterbury, Jul 6, 2012 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0/10, 7, 7* | Essex | v Glamorgan | Cardiff | 15 May 2013 | FC |
| 5, 0/32 | Essex | v Scotland | Edinburgh | 12 May 2013 | LA |
| 10* | Essex | v Durham | Chester-le-Street | 5 May 2013 | LA |
| 47, 0/29 | Essex | v Hampshire | Chelmsford | 3 May 2013 | LA |
| 16, 4 | Essex | v Northants | Northampton | 17 Apr 2013 | FC |
| 19* | Essex | v Gloucs | Chelmsford | 10 Apr 2013 | FC |
| 57*, 2/0 | Essex | v Cambs MCCU | Cambridge | 5 Apr 2013 | FC |
| 0* | Essex | v Middlesex | Chelmsford | 22 Mar 2013 | Other OD |
| 75* | Essex | v Middlesex | Chelmsford | 21 Mar 2013 | Other OD |
| 2/32, 3* | Essex | v Middlesex | Lord's | 27 Aug 2012 | LA |
Greg Smith is a South African-born allrounder who has 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 north and squeezing into the Derbyshire second XI in the 2004 season. By 2007 he had become an established member of the first team, batting in the lower middle order and bowling both seam and offspin. Some like to decry Smith as the sort of player - neither English nor a crowd-puller - county cricket could do without, but his teammates would not have agreed. In 2012 he moved to Essex, where he acquired an instant seniority. Smith also played as an overseas played in Zimbabwe in 2010-11.
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