Kai Smith
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Born | (2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 19) Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
2022–present | Warwickshire (squad no. 11) | ||||||||||||||
List A debut | 2 August 2022 Warwickshire v Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 October 2023 |
Kai Smith (born 28 November 2004) is a professional cricketer who has played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club and the United Arab Emirates national under-19 cricket team. He is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman.[1]
Personal life
Smith was born and raised in Dubai to South African parents. He attended Nord Anglia International School Dubai before moving to boarding school in Kent to complete his A-levels.[2]
Career
UAE
Smith represented the UAE at the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa at the age of 15. He returned to the UAE squad for the 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies. He scored 145 against Papua New Guinea in a warm-up match.[3]
Smith played for the Rawalpindi Raiders in the 2022 Pakistan Junior League.[1]
England
Smith was introduced to the Warwickshire County Cricket Club system by Dougie Brown, a former UAE coach. He was selected for the English Schools Cricket Association to play against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in September 2021.[2] Smith made his List A debut for Warwickshire against Gloucestershire in the 2022 Royal London One-Day Cup in August 2022.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Kai Smith". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ a b Radley, Paul (26 August 2021). "UAE teen cricketer prepares for dream appearance at Lord's". The National. Abu Dhabi. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Radley, Paul (13 January 2022). "Under 19 World Cup: Kai Smith wants UAE to 'rewrite the history books' in the Caribbean". The National. Abu Dhabi. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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- 1 Ali
- 2 Bethell
- 3 Amir Khan
- 7 Garton
- 11 Smith (wk)
- 12 Benjamin
- 14 Briggs
- 15 Hamza Shaikh
- 16 Hain
- 17 Yates
- 18 Miles
- 19 Woakes
- 20 Hannon-Dalby
- 22 Rushworth
- 23 Lintott
- 24 Norwell
- 27 Booth
- 30 Barnard
- 32 Hasan Ali
- 33 Gleeson
- 35 Rhodes
- 37 Rae
- 61 Burgess (wk)
- 65 Aamir Jamal
- 71 Davies (c & wk)
- 80 Mousley
- 99 Simmons
- Coach: Robinson