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Graeme Smith
Cricket player of South Africa
This article is about the South African cricketer. For other persons, see Graeme Smith (disambiguation).
Smith on the field against Somerset in July 2012 | |
| Full name | Graeme Craig Smith |
|---|---|
| Born | (1981-02-01) 1 February 1981 (age 44) Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa |
| Nickname | Biff[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Right arm off break |
| Role | Opening batsman |
| National side | |
| Test debut (cap 288) | 8 March 2002 v Australia |
| Last Test | 1 March 2014 v Australia |
| ODI debut (cap 68) | 30 March 2002 v Australia |
| Last ODI | 27 November 2013 v Pakistan |
| ODI shirt no. | 15 |
| T20I debut (cap 12) | 21 October 2005 v New Zealand |
| Last T20I | 16 October 2011 v Australia |
| T20I shirt no. | 15 |
| Years | Team |
| 1999/2000 | Gauteng |
| 2000 | Hampshire |
| 2000/01–2003/04 | Western Province |
| 2004/05–2014 | Cape Cobras |
| 2005 | Somerset |
| 2008–2010 | Rajasthan Roya
Graeme SmithMeaty, muscular and mighty, Graeme Smith was a colossus as South Africa's captain, and not much less so in his contribution as a batter, in the first two decades of the 21st century. Smith's leadership and batting were all about being direct and upfront. The subtleties of captaincy grew into his game, but he was generally most comfortable surging once more unto the breach himself with a cursory backward glance to see if his men were following. His batting was similarly forthright: anything bowled near his pads was sent screaming through midwicket. Anything drivable on the off side was driven, brutally, often inelegantly, but always effectively. Square of jaw and shoulder, they didn't call him "Biff" for nothing. Smith was handed the reins at 22 - which made him his country's youngest captain - and tasked with rebuilding South Africans' faith in the integrity of game itself, which had been shattered by Hansie Cronje's greed and was not restored completely under Shaun Pollock's sincere but undemonstrative leadership. If Pollock was too maturely minded a captain for
Graeme Smith became the youngest South African Test captain at just 22, when he replaced the popular Shaun Pollock after their disappointing 2003 World Cup campaign. The strong left-handed opener quickly asserted himself as a danger man in the top order, with back to back double centuries in England. Scores of 259 and 277 justified his selection as national captain. Under his leadership, South African cricket had transformed from perennial under achievers, to sit atop the ICC Test rankings. While they still haven’t won any trophies in the shorter formats of the game, South Africa remains one of the most consistent sides in world cricket. The highlight of his career has to be the drought-breaking series win in Australia, when his side knocked off the hosts 2-1 in a truly memorable Summer of cricket. His tag as one of the toughest men in cricket was enhanced when he returned to bat at the SCG, despite breaking his hand thanks to a Mitchell Johnson thunderbolt. Although he would eventually fall 10 balls short of saving the match, everyone at the ground acknowledged the heroi Copyright ©airtory.pages.dev 2025 |