Greg Smith (cricketer, born 1988)

Greg Smith

Personal information
Full name	Greg Philip Smith
Born	16 November 1988 Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm leg break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
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

External links

• Greg Smith at ESPNcricinfo