Greg Smith (cricketer, born 1988)

Greg Smith
Personal information
Full name Greg Philip Smith
Born (1988-11-16) 16 November 1988
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm leg break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–2014 Leicestershire (squad no. 14)
2015–present Nottinghamshire (squad no. 22)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 94 40 36
Runs scored 4,542 959 844
Batting average 27.03 27.40 27.22
100s/50s 8/19 2/4 1/5
Top score 158* 135* 102
Balls bowled 36
Wickets 1
Bowling average 73.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 1/64
Catches/stumpings 75/– 14/– 15/–
Source: CricketArchive, 12 September 2015

Gregory Philip Smith (born 16 November 1988 in Leicester) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman and occasional leg-break bowler currently playing for Nottinghamshire.

He attended Oundle School and then studied at Durham University, where he represented Durham UCCE.

In 2008, Smith represented the English U-19 cricket team against New Zealand, scoring 157 and 150 not out in the test matches and 81 in a Youth ODI.

Smith came through the junior set up at Leicestershire, and topped the first-class national batting averages in 2010. He continued to flourish in 2011, regularly batting in the number 3 position.

Smith and Josh Cobb hold the record for the best opening partnership in a limited overs match, for Leicestershire. The pair scored 235 against Somerset in May 2013, both scoring centuries.

Career Best Performances

as of 27 September 2013

Batting Bowling
Score Fixture Venue Season Score Fixture Venue Season
FC 158* Leicestershire v Gloucestershire Leicester 2010 1-64 Leicestershire v Gloucestershire Leicester 2008
LA 135* Leicestershire Foxes v Somerset Leicester 2013
T20 84 Leicestershire Foxes v Lancashire Lightning Manchester 2013

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