Graeme Smith

Quick Facts

Full Name	Graeme Smith
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 1, 1981(1981-02-01)
Age	43
Birthplace	South Africa
Country	South Africa
Birth City	Johannesburg
Horoscope	Aquarius

Graeme Smith Biography

Graeme Smith is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on February 1, 1981 in South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa. Left-handed opening batsman and captain of the South African cricket team Test side and debuted domestically for Gauteng in 1999.

Former Liverpool striker Kenny Dalglish was his sporting hero growing up.

Born and raised in Johannesburg to Scottish parents Graham and Janet, Smith was educated at King Edward VII School. Smith played three Tests, and seven One Day Internationals for South Africa Under-19s, of which five were during the Under 19 Cricket World Cup. He scored one fifty in the test matches, but scored five half-centuries in the one dayers. Smith was also awarded the South African Cricketer of the Year award for his performances in the 2001–02 South African cricket season.

Smith made his Test debut for South Africa in 2002 in Cape Town against Australia, batting at number three and scoring 68 in the second innings. Promoted to open the batting with Herschelle Gibbs against Bangladesh in his third Test match, Smith scored 200. In the following home series against Pakistan, Smith (who scored 151) and Gibbs (228) shared a first-wicket stand of 368, a national record until bettered by Smith and Neil McKenzie’s 415, and at the time the fourth highest opening partnership in Test history. Following the 2003 Cricket World Cup and Shaun Pollock’s subsequent resignation, Smith was selected as captain for South Africa’s next Test. The decision was criticised as it was felt that he had shown ‘few leadership credentials’: He had played only eight Test matches and 22 ODIs before being given the captaincy. Graeme Smith was only 22 years and 82 days old when he captained his first match against Bangladesh, the youngest ever South African captain.

He married Irish singer Morgan Deane in 2011.

Graeme Smith Net Worth

Graeme Smith is one of the richest Cricket Player from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Graeme Smith 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He attended King Edward VII School in South Africa.

He became the fastest South African cricketer to reach 1000 Test runs.

Graeme Craig Smith (born 1 February 1981) is a South African cricket commentator and former cricketer, who played for South Africa in all formats. In 2003, he was appointed captain of the national team, taking over from Shaun Pollock. He held the position of test captain until his retirement in 2014. He is regarded as one of the greatest South African players of all time. At 22, he was appointed as South Africa’s youngest ever captain.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Graeme Smith Dating?

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Although initially regarded as an inexperienced captain, his growth in the role was evidenced when he was selected to captain the ICC World XI in the ICC Super Series Test Match between the ICC World XI and Australia in October 2005.

Facts & Trivia

Graeme Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Graeme Smith celebrates birthday on February 1 of every year.

South Africa won a Test series in the West Indies in 2005, with Smith scoring centuries in three consecutive Tests: 148 at the Queen’s Park Oval, 104 at the Kensington Oval and 126 at Antigua. However, their tour of Australia, and Australia’s subsequent return tour in the 2005–06 season were disappointments for Smith, as they succumbed to a 2–0 defeat in Australia, and a 3–0 whitewash at home. Yet, for his performances in 2005, he was named in the World Test XI by ICC. Pride was restored when Smith led his team to victory in South Africa’s win over Australia in a One Day International at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, on 12 March 2006. Australia set South Africa a world record 434–4 from 50 overs, which was successfully chased by South Africa who reached 438–9 with a ball to spare. Smith scored 90 runs off 55 balls in the chase, and shared in a second wicket partnership of 187 runs with Herschelle Gibbs. The result gave South Africa in a 3–2 series victory over the Australians.

Why did Graeme Smith retire?

Smith has enjoyed a hugely successful international career, scoring over 9,000 runs in 116 Test matches, at an average of 48.72. However, the recurrence of the ankle injury that has plagued him throughout his career has curtailed his excellence and saw him out of the game for five months last year.

Was Graeme Smith a good captain?

He is the most successful test captain in test history (53 test wins) and also the only captain to have registered 50+ test wins , having overtaken Ricky Ponting’s 48 Test victories. He’s the only player to captain a team in 100 Tests.

Who is Graeme Smith married to?

Former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith has found love again and has tied the knot for the second time. Smith, who hold’s the distinction of being the youngest captain of South Africa, got married to his girlfriend Romy Lanfranchi on November 2. The 38-year-old on Monday tweeted a picture from his wedding.

At what age did Graeme Smith retire?

One of the game’s longest serving captains, former South Africa batsman Graeme Smith feels he could have continued playing for a few more years but doesn’t regret his decision to retire at the age of 33 five years ago.

Who is the CEO of cricket South Africa?

She was later dismissed with immediate effect in July 2021. In January 2021, Cricket South Africa appointed Pholetsi Moseki , the former CFO, as acting CEO – the third CEO since the beginning of 2020.