Graeme Smith (South Africa)

Full Name  Smith, Graeme Craig
Date of birth:  01/02/1981
Country  South Africa
Role  Batsman
Batting style  Left-hand
Bowling style  Off break

Career summary
Test debut, South Africa v Australia at Cape Town - Mar 8-12, 2002

ODI debut, South Africa v Australia at Bloemfontein - Mar 30, 2002

- Appointed South Africa's youngest ever captain at the age of 22 in 2003.

- Scored back-to-back double centuries on the 2003 tour of England, including a national record 277.

- Scored three consecutive 100s in the West Indies, becoming the first captain since 1977 to finish a Caribbean tour undefeated.

- Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2004.

- Captained South Africa to their first Test series win in England since readmission and then led his impressive side to a famous 2-1 win in Australia - the Aussies first home series defeat since 1992/3.

Test Matches
Batting Career Span:  2002 - 2009
Matches:  77
Innings:  135
Not outs:  9
Runs:  6343

Highest Score:  277
Average:  50
50s:  25
100s:  14
Ducks:  9
Pairs:  0
Catches:  104
Stumping:  0
Bowling Innings bowled:  49
Overs:  219.5
Maidens:  28
Runs conceded:  801
Wickets:  8
5 Wicket Innings:  0
10 Wicket matches:  0
Average:  100.13 
Economy Rate:  3.65 
Best bowling in Innings:  2/145

ODI Matches
Batting Career Span:  2002 - 2009
Innings:  139
Not outs:  9
Runs:  5251
Highest Score:  134
Strike-rate:  82.09 
Average:  40
50s:  38
100s:  7
Ducks:  8
Catches:  73
Stumping:  0
Bowling Innings bowled:  43
Overs:  170.6
Maidens:  0
Runs conceded:  951
Wickets:  18
4 Wicket Innings:  0
Average:  52.83 
Economy Rate:  5.57 
Best bowling in Innings:  3/30

Twenty20 Matches
Batting Career Span:  - 2008
Innings:  8
Not outs:  1
Runs:  176
Highest Score:  71
Average:  25
50s:  1
100s:  0
Ducks:  0
Catches:  6
Stumping:  0
Bowling Innings bowled:  1
Overs:  
Maidens:  0
Runs conceded:  16
Wickets:  0
4 Wicket Innings:  0
Average:  0 
Economy Rate:  
Best bowling in Innings: