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Steve Smith (cricketer)

Steven Peter Devereux Smith (born 2 June 1989) is an Australian cricketer. He is a former captain of the Australian national team.[3][4] As of May 2018, Smith is the top-ranked Test batsman in the world, according to the ICC Player Rankings.[5][6] On 30 December 2017 he reached a Test batting rating of 947, the second-highest of all time only behind Don Bradman's 961.[7] He is regarded as one of the best batsmen in the world.[8][9] He plays for New South Wales and Sydney Sixers in domestic cricket.[10][11]

Steve Smith
Steve Smith (cricketer), 2014 (cropped).jpg
Smith in 2014
Personal information
Full nameSteven Peter Devereux Smith
Born (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 (age 35)
Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
NicknameSmudge, Smithy[1]
Height1.76[2] m (5 ft 9 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg spin
RoleTop-order batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 415)13 July 2010 v Pakistan
Last Test3 January 2020 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 182)19 February 2010 v West Indies
Last ODI13 March 2020 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.49
T20I debut (cap 43)5 February 2010 v Pakistan
Last T20I26 February 2020 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.49
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007/08–presentNew South Wales
2011Worcestershire
2011/12–2013/14Sydney Sixers
2012–2013Pune Warriors
2014–2015; 2019Rajasthan Royals
2016–2017Rising Pune Supergiant
2018Barbados Tridents
2019Comilla Victorians
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 105 155 65 131
Runs scored 9514 5356 1079 11,707
Batting average 62.84 42.46 29.60 57.95
100s/50s 32/40 12/32 0/5 42/49
Top score 239 164 90 239
Balls bowled 1,381 1,076 291 5,189
Wickets 17 28 17 68
Bowling average 56.47 34.67 22.17 52.98
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/18 3/16 3/20 7/64
Catches/stumpings 117/– 67/– 21/– 200/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Competitor for  Australia
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 2023 India
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 March 2020

Although he was initially selected for Australia as a right-arm leg spinner,[12] Smith now plays primarily as a batsman.[13] After a few tests in 2010 and 2011, he has been a regular player in the Australian team since 2013, and took over captaincy from Michael Clarke in late 2015. Since then he has primarily batted at number 4.[14]

Awards he has won include the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year) in 2015; ICC Test Player of the Year in 2015, 2017;[15] the Allan Border Medal for the best player in Australian Cricket in 2015, 2018; Australian Test Player of the Year: 2015, 2018 and Australian One Day International Player of the Year: 2015. He was named by Wisden as one of their Cricketers of the Year for 2015.[16][17] In 2014, Martin Crowe described Smith as one of the young Fab Four of Test Cricket along with Joe Root, Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli.[18][19]

In March 2018, Smith was widely criticised for overseeing ball tampering in the third Test against South Africa.[20][21] Following an investigation by Cricket Australia, Smith was banned from all international and domestic cricket for one year, and will not be considered for a leadership role for another year after that.[22]

Early life

Smith was born in Sydney to an Australian father, Peter, who has a degree in chemistry and works with pigments and waxes,[23] and an English mother, Gillian.[24]

Records

Suspension

In March 2018, Smith was widely criticised for overseeing ball tampering in the third Test against South Africa.[20][27]

Following an investigation by Cricket Australia, Smith was banned from international cricket for 12 months, and will not be considered for a leadership role for 12 months after that.[22]

Steve Smith (cricketer) Media

  • NSW Cricketer Steve Smith - NSW v Tasmania, Hurstville Oval. Saturday 29 November 2008.

  • Smith playing for Australia in the 2015 Ashes

  • Smith playing for Australia in 2016

  • Steve Smith plays a leg side shot, in the 5th Test at Sydney.

  • Smith during the 2019 World Cup

  • Smith fielding for Australia in 2020

  • Smith bowling for New South Wales in 2008

  • Graphical representation of Smith's test cricket record (as of January 2021). Individual innings are represented by the blue and red (not out) bars; the black line is his career batting average.

References

  1. ↑ Barrett, Chris (15 December 2014). "Steve Smith pushes through shyness to become Australia's 45th Test captain". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Steve Smith". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Steve Smith – cricket.com.au". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Steven Smith". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Live Cricket Scores & News International Cricket Council". icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Smith, Ashwin top ICC Test rankings for 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "ICC Player Rankings". relianceiccrankings.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ashes: Is Steve Smith the best since Donald Bradman?". BBC. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  9. ↑ Narayanan, Deepu (updated 20 September 2017) 100 reasons to celebrate Steve Smith. Cricbuzz
  10. ↑ "Steven Smith's extraordinary 50". Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Steven Smith Profile – ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats – Cricbuzz". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  12. ↑ Brettig, Daniel (20 September 2017) Smith's growth underlined by 100th game. ESPNcricinfo Retrieved on 2018-05-26.
  13. ↑ Kimber, Jarrod (30 June 2017) My summer watching the big four. Espncricinfo.com.
  14. ↑ "Steven Smith – Player Profile – Test Cricket". howstat.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "Steven Smith claims top ICC awards". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  16. ↑ Brettig, Daniel. "Steven Smith – Wisden Cricketers of the Year 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  17. ↑ Martin, Ali (13 April 2016). Wisden 2016: Stokes, Bairstow, Smith, McCullum and Williamson are players of the year. London. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/apr/13/wisden-2016-england-transformation-stokes-bairstow-smith-mccullum-williamson. Retrieved 30 December 2017. 
  18. ↑ "Test cricket's young Fab Four". ESPNcricinfo.
  19. ↑ "Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Steven Smith, Kane Williamson 'Fab Four' of Tests: Martin Crowe". The Indian Express.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Bancroft charged, Smith admits ball tampering ploy. Cricket.com.au. https://www.cricket.com.au/video/cameron-bancroft-ball-tampering-charge-yellow-tape-steve-smith-senior-players-australia-cape-town/2018-03-25. Retrieved 25 March 2018. 
  21. ↑ Lucie Morris-Marr. Australia cricket captain to sit out Test over ball-tampering scandal. CNN. https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/25/sport/cricket-australia-ball-tampering-intl/index.html. Retrieved 26 March 2018. 
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Tampering trio learn their fate". cricket.com.au. https://www.cricket.com.au/news/player-sanctions-steve-smith-cameron-bancroft-david-warner-australia-cricket-ball-tampering/2018-03-28. Retrieved 28 March 2018. 
  23. ↑ Barrett, Chris (15 December 2014). "Steve Smith goes from teenage club sensation to Australian cricket captain". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/steve-smith-goes-from-teenage-club-sensation-to-australian-cricket-captain-20141215-127mi3.html. Retrieved 26 January 2015. 
  24. ↑ Bull, Andy (9 May 2010). "Steve Smith spins from England's grasp to boost Australia's attack". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/may/08/steve-smith-england-australia. Retrieved 24 March 2011. 
  25. ↑ "Steve Smith World Cup match list". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  26. ↑ "Reliance ICC Best-Ever Test Championship Rating". Reliance ICC Rankings. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  27. ↑ Lucie Morris-Marr. Australia cricket captain to sit out Test over ball-tampering scandal. CNN. https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/25/sport/cricket-australia-ball-tampering-intl/index.html. Retrieved 26 March 2018. 

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Awards
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Mitchell Johnson 		Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy
2015 		Succeeded by
Ravichandran Ashwin
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Mitchell Johnson 		ICC Test Player of the Year
2015 		Succeeded by
Ravichandran Ashwin
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Ravichandran Ashwin 		ICC Test Player of the Year
2017 		Succeeded by
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Mitchell Johnson 		Allan Border Medal
2015 		Succeeded by
David Warner
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David Warner 		Allan Border Medal
2018 		Succeeded by
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