Full name Jeroen Smits
Born June 21, 1972, Den Haag
Current age 45 years 302 days
Major teams Netherlands, HCC
Nickname Piglet
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODIs ![]() |
38 | 19 | 9 | 169 | 29* | 16.90 | 360 | 46.94 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 41 | 7 |
T20Is ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11* | 15.00 | 27 | 55.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
First-class | 11 | 15 | 4 | 132 | 26 | 12.00 | 560 | 23.57 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||
List A | 68 | 37 | 17 | 256 | 29* | 12.80 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 14 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11* | 15.00 | 27 | 55.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODIs ![]() |
38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20Is ![]() |
6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
List A | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s ![]() |
6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ODI debut | India v Netherlands at Paarl, Feb 12, 2003 scorecard |
Last ODI | Netherlands v Afghanistan at Amstelveen, Sep 1, 2009 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Kenya v Netherlands at Belfast, Aug 2, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20I | Netherlands v Pakistan at Lord's, Jun 9, 2009 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Scotland v Netherlands at Aberdeen, Jun 11-13, 2004 scorecard |
Last First-class | Netherlands v Ireland at Rotterdam, Jul 9-12, 2008 scorecard |
List A debut | 1998 |
Last List A | Netherlands v Afghanistan at Amstelveen, Sep 1, 2009 scorecard |
T20s debut | Kenya v Netherlands at Belfast, Aug 2, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20s | Netherlands v Pakistan at Lord's, Jun 9, 2009 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0c/1s | Netherlands | v Afghanistan | Amstelveen | 1 Sep 2009 |
ODI # 2881 ![]() |
4, 2c/0s | Netherlands | v Afghanistan | Amstelveen | 30 Aug 2009 |
ODI # 2880 ![]() |
2c/0s | Netherlands | v Canada | Amstelveen | 11 Jul 2009 |
ODI # 2859 ![]() |
0c/0s, 11* | Netherlands | v Pakistan | Lord's | 9 Jun 2009 | T20I # 98 |
0c/0s | Netherlands | v England | Lord's | 5 Jun 2009 | T20I # 90 |
0c/1s | Netherlands | v Scotland | The Oval | 3 Jun 2009 | Other T20 |
2c/2s | Netherlands | v Ireland | Lord's | 1 Jun 2009 | Other T20 |
1c/0s | Netherlands | v New Zealand | Wormsley | 30 May 2009 | Other T20 |
0c/0s | Netherlands | v PCA XI | Wormsley | 29 May 2009 | Other T20 |
1c/0s, 0 | Netherlands | v Bangladesh | Canterbury | 28 May 2009 | Other T20 |
A pleasingly old-school wicketkeeper who rarely batted higher than No. 9 for Netherlands, Jeroen Smits was one of his country's longest-serving and most selfless cricketers. In a career that had its primordial roots in age-group cricket in the late 1980s and came to an end more than twenty years later, Smits' captaining of the side to a thrilling last-ball win over England in the opening match of the 2009 World Twenty20 at Lord's is undoubtedly a career high. He had been 12th man in 1989 when Netherlands beat an England XI that included Nasser Hussain and Alec Stewart - although that victory had something to do with the night before - but his chirpy presence was a constant in the field on that famous night at Lord's.