Jason Smith (cricketer)

Jason Smith

Personal information
Full name	Jason Franswyn Smith
Born	(1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 (age 30) Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Top-order batter
International information
National side	South Africa
ODI debut (cap 150)	18 September 2024 v Afghanistan
Last ODI	7 October 2024 v Ireland
Only T20I (cap 107)	27 August 2024 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2012/13–2019/20	Western Province
2015/16–2020/21	Cape Cobras
2018/19	South Western Districts
2018	Cape Town Blitz
2021/22–present	KwaZulu-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

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]

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

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.

External links

• Jason Smith at ESPNcricinfo