Steve Smith (cricketer) facts for kids

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Steve Smith

Smith in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Steven Peter Devereux Smith
Born	2 June 1989 (1989-06-02) Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname	Smudge, Smithy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm leg spin
Role	Top-order batsman
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 415)	13 July 2010 v Pakistan
Last Test	3 January 2020 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 182)	19 February 2010 v West Indies
Last ODI	13 March 2020 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	49
T20I debut (cap 43)	5 February 2010 v Pakistan
Last T20I	26 February 2020 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.	49
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007/08–present	New South Wales
2011	Worcestershire
2011/12–2013/14	Sydney Sixers
2012–2013	Pune Warriors
2014–2015; 2019	Rajasthan Royals
2016–2017	Rising Pune Supergiant
2018	Barbados Tridents
2019	Comilla Victorians
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	T20I	FC
Matches	73	125	39	131
Runs scored	7,227	4,162	681	11,707
Batting average	62.84	42.46	29.60	57.95
100s/50s	26/29	9/25	0/4	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/–

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

Although he was initially selected for Australia as a right-arm leg spinner, Smith now plays primarily as a batsman. 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.

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; 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. 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.

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

Early life

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

Records

• He holds the record for the most consecutive 50+ scores in World Cup history with 5 such scores in the 2015 Cricket World Cup
• The second highest Test batting rating of 947, only behind Don Bradman's 961.

Suspension

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

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.

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

Images for kids

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  Smith with New South Wales in 2008

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  Smith playing for Australia in the 2015 Ashes

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  Smith playing for Australia in 2016

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  Smith during the 2017–18 Ashes

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  Smith in 2017

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  Smith during the 2019 World Cup

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  Smith fielding for Australia in 2020

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  Smith bowling for New South Wales in 2008