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Steve Smith

SteveSmith

Australia

Australia

Batter

Steve Smith

Personal Details

  • Full Name Steven Peter Devereux Smith
  • Age 34
  • Date of Birth 02 June 1989
  • Birthplace Sydney, New South Wales
  • Height 176cm
  • Batting Style Right Handed Bat
  • Bowling Style Right-Arm Leg Spin

Career Debuts

  • ODI Debut 19 February 2010
  • T20I Debut 05 February 2010
  • Test Debut 13 July 2010

Player Story

A career that has seen him transform from full-time leg-spinner to one of the best batters in modern-day cricket, Steve Smith's story is one for the ages.

After making his first-class debut in 2008, Smith was given his Baggy Green two years later in a Test match against Pakistan at Lord's, where he batted at No.8 and took three wickets as the front-line spinner in Australia's win.

Later dropped from the Australian team due to a poor run at the 2010-11 Ashes, Smith turned to domestic cricket to regain form and confidence. After a recall to the Test side in 2013, he displayed extraordinary improvement, starting with his maiden Test ton at The Oval, later followed by centuries at Perth and Sydney during Australia's 5-0 whitewash in the 2013-14 Ashes.

Smith became Australia's 45th Test captain during the series against India in 2014-15, filling in for an injured Michael Clarke. It turned out to be a landmark series for him as he went onto post tons in all four Tests.

Reaching No.1 in the ICC Test batter rankings for the first time in June 2015, he was also awarded the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year the same year.

2017 was the year that his excellent form became astonishing, starting off with three Test tons while touring India and three more in the triumphant Ashes series the following summer, improving his Test batting average until it stood second only to Sir Donald Bradman.

However, the sandpaper scandal that erupted in Cape Town in March 2018 saw him stripped of the captaincy, banned from playing for 12 months and handed a two-year restriction from holding a leadership position in Australian cricket.

In his first Test back – the opening match of the 2019 Ashes series – he scored an incredible 144 in the first innings and an even better 142 in the second at Edgbaston to inspire Australia to victory, going on to dominate the series as Australia retained the Ashes.

Smith was returned to a formal leadership position in November 2021, named vice-captain to Pat Cummins.

Batting and Fielding

Matches
M
Innings Batted
Inn
Runs Scored
Runs
Highest Score
HS
Batting Average
Avg
50s Scored
50s
100s Scored
100s
Strike Rate
SR
Not Outs
NO
4s Hit
4s
6s Hit
6s
Catches
Ct
Stumpings
St
ODI 142 126 4,939 164 44.5 29 12 87.52 15 435 47 81 0
Test 102 181 9,320 239 58.62 39 32 53.9 22 1,026 52 168 0
T20I 63 51 1,008 90 25.2 4 0 125.22 11 85 24 39 0

M: Matches

Inn: Innings Batted

Runs: Runs Scored

HS: Highest Score

Avg: Batting Average

50s: 50s Scored

100s: 100s Scored

SR: Strike Rate

NO: Not Outs

4s: 4s Hit

6s: 6s Hit

Ct: Catches

St: Stumpings

Bowling

Matches
M
Overs Bowled
O
Wickets
W
Best Bowling
BB
5 Wicket Hauls
5w
Bowling Average
Avg
Economy
Econ
Maidens Bowled
Mdn
Runs Conceded
Runs
ODI 142 179.2 28 3/16 0 34.68 5.41 1 971
Test 102 245 19 3/18 0 53.05 4.11 28 1,008
T20I 63 48.3 17 3/20 0 22.18 7.77 1 377

M: Matches

O: Overs Bowled

W: Wickets

BB: Best Bowling

5w: 5 Wicket Hauls

Avg: Bowling Average

Econ: Economy

Mdn: Maidens Bowled

Runs: Runs Conceded

Batting and Fielding

Matches
M
Innings Batted
Inn
Runs Scored
Runs
Highest Score
HS
Batting Average
Avg
50s Scored
50s
100s Scored
100s
Strike Rate
SR
Not Outs
NO
4s Hit
4s
6s Hit
6s
Catches
Ct
Stumpings
St
BBL 29 29 965 125 41.96 6 2 142.54 6 68 39 20 0

M: Matches

Inn: Innings Batted

Runs: Runs Scored

HS: Highest Score

Avg: Batting Average

50s: 50s Scored

100s: 100s Scored

SR: Strike Rate

NO: Not Outs

4s: 4s Hit

6s: 6s Hit

Ct: Catches

St: Stumpings

Bowling

Matches
M
Overs Bowled
O
Wickets
W
Best Bowling
BB
5 Wicket Hauls
5w
Bowling Average
Avg
Economy
Econ
Maidens Bowled
Mdn
Runs Conceded
Runs
BBL 29 18 6 2/22 0 24.17 8.06 0 145

M: Matches

O: Overs Bowled

W: Wickets

BB: Best Bowling

5w: 5 Wicket Hauls

Avg: Bowling Average

Econ: Economy

Mdn: Maidens Bowled

Runs: Runs Conceded