Greg Smith (cricketer, born 1988)
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Full name | Greg Philip Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Leicester, Leicestershire, England | 16 November 1988||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Right-arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2008–2014 | Leicestershire (squad no. 14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–present | Nottinghamshire (squad no. 22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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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 |