South Africa / Players
Full name Gregory Marc Smith
Born April 20, 1983, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age 26 years 202 days
Major teams Derbyshire, Derbyshire 2nd XI, Griqualand West, South Africa Academy, South Africa Under-19s
Nickname Smithy
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Height 6 ft 2 in
Education UNISA
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 55 | 95 | 9 | 2587 | 126 | 30.08 | 4837 | 53.48 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 0 | ||
| List A | 51 | 51 | 5 | 1155 | 88 | 25.10 | 1340 | 86.19 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 658 | 100* | 28.60 | 555 | 118.55 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 55 | 4847 | 2722 | 71 | 5/65 | 38.33 | 3.36 | 68.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| List A | 51 | 1363 | 1309 | 42 | 4/53 | 4/53 | 31.16 | 5.76 | 32.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 25 | 10 | 167 | 239 | 3 | 1/14 | 1/14 | 79.66 | 8.58 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | 2003/04 |
| Last First-class | Derbyshire v Essex at Derby, Sep 23-26, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2003/04 |
| Last List A | Derbyshire v Glamorgan at Derby, Sep 27, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire at Derby, Jun 22, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Yorkshire v Derbyshire at Leeds, Jun 28, 2009 scorecard |
Greg Smith is a South African born allrounder in England on a Kolpak deal.He represented South Africa Under-19 in the 2001-02 World Cup final and impressed in his few first team appearances in 2006. He has also attended the South African academy.
In 2007 he became an established member of the side whether he was bowling seam or off-spin. He struck a violent 79 in the Twenty20 cup against Leicestershire and put in a man-of-the-match performance in the Friends Provident Trophy win over Scotland. He is a lively fielder and will usually be spotted diving around at backward point.
Alan Curr November 2007
- Essex set up promotion chance (Sep 18, 2009)
- Derbyshire ease past Surrey (Apr 25, 2009)
- Worcestershire struggle despite Davies ton (Apr 23, 2009)
- Dippenaar and Nixon save Leicestershire (Apr 18, 2009)
- Kaneria spins out Warwickshire (Aug 14, 2008)
May 7, 2007
Greg Smith on his way to 56
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Apr 30, 2007
Greg Smith, 2007 player portrait
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