Full name Devon Sheldon Smith
Born October 21, 1981, Hermitage, Sauters, St Patrick, Grenada
Current age 28 years 37 days
Major teams West Indies, Southern Windward Islands, West Indies A, Windward Islands
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 | 31 | 55 | 2 | 1315 | 108 | 24.81 | 2787 | 47.18 | 1 | 4 | 188 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| ODIs | 32 | 30 | 2 | 681 | 91 | 24.32 | 978 | 69.63 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| T20Is | 6 | 6 | 0 | 203 | 61 | 33.83 | 161 | 126.08 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 119 | 211 | 8 | 7254 | 212 | 35.73 | 15 | 34 | 101 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 84 | 81 | 4 | 2083 | 135 | 27.05 | 1 | 12 | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 220 | 61 | 31.42 | 182 | 120.87 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 31 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T20Is | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 119 | 426 | 211 | 2 | 1/2 | 105.50 | 2.97 | 213.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| List A | 84 | 36 | 18 | 1 | 1/18 | 1/18 | 18.00 | 3.00 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | West Indies v Australia at Georgetown, Apr 10-13, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Test | England v West Indies at Chester-le-Street, May 14-18, 2009 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | West Indies v Australia at Kingston, May 17, 2003 scorecard |
| Last ODI | India v West Indies at Johannesburg, Sep 30, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | England v West Indies at The Oval, Jun 28, 2007 scorecard |
| Last T20I | West Indies v Bangladesh at Basseterre, Aug 2, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1998/99 |
| Last First-class | England v West Indies at Chester-le-Street, May 14-18, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1999/00 |
| Last List A | Combined Campuses and Colleges v Windward Islands at Georgetown, Oct 28, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | England v West Indies at The Oval, Jun 28, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | West Indies v Bangladesh at Basseterre, Aug 2, 2009 scorecard |
A belligerent left-handed opening batsman from Grenada, Devon Smith was drafted into the West Indies squad ahead of the Test series against India in March 2002, after making 750 runs for Windward Islands in the Busta Cup, though he made his debut 13 months later against a far tougher opponent. In his first Test, against Australia, Smith scored a blazing 62 in a losing cause, but failed to score in the next Test. A good eye compensates for his lack of footwork and throughout the series he showed promise, but it wasn't enough, and he was dropped to smooth off the rough edges. In 2004, he was selected to open against England, and he immediately pulled his team out of a hole with a stroke-filled century. But just as he began to settle into a groove, a freak net injury left him with a fractured thumb, and he missed the next two Tests. He was axed after another failure in the Test series against Australia in 2005-06 and spent two years in the wilderness. He returned to play in the one-dayers against India in 2006-07 and was picked for the World Cup squad where his form was solid rather than spectacular. He failed to move out of first gear against England in 2007, and he followed with a horror tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa that was only saved by his ODI career-best 91 in Johannesburg. Smith was shunted down to No. 6 in the Test series against Sri Lanka as West Indies tweaked their top order, indicating that his role might change in the future.
Will Luke May 2008
- West Indies slip in high-scoring warm-up (Sep 14, 2009)
- Devon Smith and Fletcher in ODI squad (Jul 21, 2009)
- Edwards and Benn shine amid the gloom (May 19, 2009)
- Smith helps Windward Islands demolish Guyana (Jan 13, 2009)
- Smith double-century sets up Windward Islands (Jan 11, 2009)
Sep 23, 2009
Devon Smith defends one on the off side
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Sep 23, 2009
Devon Smith is surprised by a short one, and ends up playing it to slip
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Aug 2, 2009
Devon Smith in an aggressive mood
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