Nikolai Smith

Nikolai Smith
Personal information
Full name
Nikolai Leonard Smith
Born (1993-01-05) 5 January 1993 (age 31)
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 20)15 October 2021 v Denmark
Last T20I21 October 2021 v Germany
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–2018Northern Knights
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 6 5 16 11
Runs scored 90 67 343 116
Batting average 22.50 8.37 31.18 12.88
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0
Top score 26 28 102* 26
Balls bowled – 353 126 50
Wickets – 8 6 3
Bowling average – 17.50 20.00 26.33
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 2/25 4/44 2/23
Catches/stumpings 3/– 1/– 6/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 February 2023

Nikolai Leonard Smith (born 5 January 1993) is an Irish cricketer who plays for the Italy national cricket team.[1] He qualifies as an Italian citizen through his mother, who comes from Ottaviano.[2]

He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 26 May 2017.[3] He made his List A debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup on 29 May 2017.[4] He made his first-class debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship on 30 May 2017.[5]

In November 2019, he was named in Italy's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[6] In Italy's opening match of the tournament, against Kenya, Smith scored his first century in List A cricket.[7]

In September 2021, he was named in Italy's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament.[8] He made his T20I debut on 15 October 2021, for Italy against Denmark.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Nikolai Smith". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Vesuvius legacy enters Italian cricket". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy, Munster Reds v Northern Knights at Cork, May 26, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup, North-West Warriors v Northern Knights at Strabane, May 29, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship, North-West Warriors v Northern Knights at Eglinton, May 30-Jun 1, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  6. ^ "ICC Calling Cricket World Cup Challenge League group B" (PDF). Federazione Cricket Italiana. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Tale of two centuries". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Jade Dernbach set to play for Italy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  9. ^ "2nd Match, Almeria, Oct 15 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Region Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2021.