Jason Smith (cricketer)

Jason Franswyn Smith (born 11 October 1994) is a South African cricketer.[1] He was part of South Africa's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In August 2017, he was named in Cape Town Knight Riders' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[2] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[3]

Jason Smith
Personal information
Full name
Jason Franswyn Smith
Born (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 (age 30)
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleTop-order batter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 150)18 September 2024 v Afghanistan
Last ODI7 October 2024 v Ireland
Only T20I (cap 107)27 August 2024 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13–2019/20Western Province
2015/16–2020/21Cape Cobras
2018/19South Western Districts
2018Cape Town Blitz
2021/22–presentKwaZulu-Natal Coastal
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 71 60 63
Runs scored 3,194 1,408 1,113
Batting average 33.27 30.60 26.50
100s/50s 4/21 0/8 0/3
Top score 121 89 79*
Balls bowled 5,460 1,406 453
Wickets 105 40 30
Bowling average 25.90 33.65 22.26
5 wickets in innings 4 0 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 6/49 4/38 4/4
Catches/stumpings 38/0 19/0 20/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 August 2024

In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Cape Cobras team for the 2018–19 season.[4] In September 2018, he was named in South Western Districts' squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[5] In October 2018, he was named in Cape Town Blitz's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[6][7]

In September 2019, he was named in Western Province's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.[8] In April 2021, Smith was named in the South Africa Emerging Men's squad for their six-match tour of Namibia.[9] Later the same month, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Jason Smith". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. ^ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Prince announces 'exciting' World Sports Betting Cape Cobras Squad for 2018/2019". Cape Cobras. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  5. ^ "South Western Districts Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Western Province Name Squad for CSA Provincial T20 Cup". Cricket World. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  9. ^ "SA Emerging men to tour Namibia". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  10. ^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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