Jamie Smith (cricketer)
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Full name | Jamie Luke Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Epsom, Surrey, England | 12 July 2000|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper-batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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Test debut (cap 715) | 10 July 2024 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 26 July 2024 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 274) | 23 September 2023 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 26 September 2023 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–present | Surrey (squad no. 11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Birmingham Phoenix (squad no. 11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Gulf Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 July 2024 |
Jamie Luke Smith (born 12 July 2000) is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey and England.[1] He has been described by BBC Test Match Special commentator Daniel Norcross as a "generational talent".[2]
Domestic career
[edit]Smith first played cricket on a summer course at Sutton Cricket Club, aged six or seven, having been inspired by the 2005 Ashes series.[3] By the age of nine, whilst still at primary school in Ewell, he was part of Surrey's development system. Like several of the county's players, he attended Whitgift School on a cricket scholarship, and was scoring hundreds by the age of 12, as well as keeping wicket.[4] He was also a talented footballer, and played for AFC Wimbledon until the age of 15.[3]
He made his Twenty20 debut for Surrey on 5 July 2018, against Middlesex at Lord's in the 2018 T20 Blast,[5] and his first-class debut for Surrey against the Marylebone Cricket Club in Dubai on 24 March 2019.[6] Scoring 127 runs in the first innings of this match, he became the ninth Surrey batsman to make a century on first-class debut,[7] and broke the county's record for the highest total by a first-class debutant, which had stood since 1899.[8][9] He made his List A debut on 25 April 2019 for Surrey against Middlesex at the Oval in the 2019 Royal London One-Day Cup.[10]
In April 2022, Smith scored his maiden first-class double century, reaching 234 not out against Gloucestershire in the County Championship.[11] He was part of the Surrey team that won the title in 2022 and 2023.
In March 2023, he was bought by the Birmingham Phoenix for the 2023 season of the Hundred. On 21 August 2023, Smith signed a new multi-year contract with Surrey.[12][13]
International career
[edit]In January 2023, Smith was included in the England Lions squad for their tour of Sri Lanka.[14] On 8–9 February, in an unofficial Test match against Sri Lanka A in Galle, he scored the fastest ever century for the Lions. In reaching his hundred off 71 balls, he broke the previous record, set by Luke Wright against New Zealand A in March 2009, by 20 deliveries.[15][16][17] Smith later said that the approach of England coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes to Test cricket (so-called "Bazball") had altered his perspective on batting, such that whereas previously he had been "pretty tentative at the crease", during the tour "the way [he] looked to play was a lot more dominant, looking at positive options".[18]
In September 2023, Smith received his first full call up for England for the ODI series against Ireland.[19][20] The selectors had been looking for an opportunity to introduce him to Test cricket for some time[18] when, the following summer, he was selected ahead of Ben Foakes and Jonny Bairstow as wicket-keeper for the home Test series against the West Indies.[21][22] He made his Test debut at Lord's on 10 July 2024[23][24] and scored 70 in his first innings,[25][26] when Scyld Berry said that he had "batted like an old master, not a debutant".[27] Smith said after the series that his entry into Test cricket left him more drained than he had expected, and took nine days off before playing his first match of the season in the Hundred for Birmingham Phoenix.[28]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jamie Smith". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Colman, Jonty (4 August 2023). "England Next Gen: 'Generational talent' Jamie Smith destined for international honours". BBC Sport. London. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ a b Hoult, Nick (22 May 2024). "Jamie Smith: I'm ready to keep for England, even if I don't for Surrey". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Wilde, Simon (9 July 2024). "Surrey's talent factory churns out more than just public schoolboys". The Times. London. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Dobell, George (5 July 2018). "Stirling's all-round show settles Middlesex nerves with victory in London derby". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Surrey restrict MCC to 265 on day one of clash in Dubai". ESPNcricinfo. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Unbeaten Ollie Pope, Jamie Smith tons put Surrey in control against MCC on day two in Dubai". ESPNcricinfo. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Surrey teenager Jamie Smith hits best score by debutant in county's history against MCC in Dubai". The Cricketer. London. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ James, Steve (1 April 2019). "Surrey's run factory that's churning out local stars who bat old-school way". The Times. London. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "South Group, The Oval, April 25, 2019, Royal London One-Day Cup: Middlesex v Surrey – Summary". ESPNcricinfo. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Jamie Smith double-century, Jordan Clark ton lead Surrey to mammoth first-innings total". ESPNcricinfo. ECB Reporters' Network. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Surrey trio sign new contracts". Kia Oval. London. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Surrey: Tom Lawes, Jamie Smith and Dan Worrall sign new 'multi-year' contracts". BBC Sport. London. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "England Lions squads named for Sri Lanka tour". ECB. London. 3 January 2023. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Jamie Smith scores fastest England Lions century". Kia Oval. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Jamie Smith's 71-ball century gives England Lions a victory glimmer". ESPNcricinfo. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Roller, Matt (7 March 2023). "Jamie Smith: England's next wicketkeeper off the rank ready to put his hand up". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ a b Harman, Jo (2024). "Everybody's talking about Jamie". Wisden Cricket Monthly. No. 79. London. pp. 51–52. ISSN 2515-2815.
- ^ "Smith receives first England call up". Surrey County Cricket Club. London. 6 September 2023. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Howson, Nick (6 September 2023). "County stars lead experimental England squad for Ireland ODIs". The Cricketer. London. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Squad announced for England Men's first two Test matches versus West Indies". ECB. London. 30 June 2024. Archived from the original on 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Ammon, Elizabeth (1 July 2024). "Rob Key: Jonny Bairstow's form has gone backwards – he needs a break". The Times. London. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Roller, Matt (10 July 2024). "Atkinson upstages Anderson with seven-for as England dominate". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ James, Steve (10 July 2024). "West Indies' callow, inept batting display a depressing sight". The Times. London. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Dollard, Rory (11 July 2024). "Jamie Smith shines as England secure big first-innings lead against West Indies". The Independent. London. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ James, Steve (12 July 2024). "Axed Foakes has his merits, but Smith is a true Bazballer". The Times. No. 74459. London. p. 61. Retrieved 11 July 2024. (Online article, publisher a day earlier, has a different title).
- ^ Berry, Scyld (12 July 2024). "England vs West Indies player ratings: Gus Atkinson dominates on debut with 12-wicket haul". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Alderman, Elgan (15 August 2024). "Test debut left me drained, says Smith". The Times. No. 74488. London. p. 55. Retrieved 15 August 2024. (Online article, publisher a day earlier, has a different title).
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