Steve Smith (cricketer)

**Steven Peter Devereux Smith** (born 2 June 1989) is an Australian cricketer. He is a former captain of the Australian national team.
, Smith is the top-ranked Test batsman in the world, according to the ICC Player Rankings. On 30 December 2017 he reached a Test batting rating of 947, the second-highest of all time only behind Don Bradman's 961. He is regarded as one of the best batsmen in the world. He plays for New South Wales and Sydney Sixers in domestic cricket.

Although he was initially selected for Australia as a right-arm leg spinner, Smith now plays primarily as a batsman. After a few tests in 2010 and 2011, he has been a regular player in the Australian team since 2013, and took over captaincy from Michael Clarke in late 2015. Since then he has primarily batted at number 4.

Awards he has won include the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year) in 2015; ICC Test Player of the Year in 2015, 2017; the Allan Border Medal for the best player in Australian Cricket in 2015, 2018; Australian Test Player of the Year: 2015, 2018 and Australian One Day International Player of the Year: 2015. He was named by _Wisden_ as one of their Cricketers of the Year for 2015. In 2014, Martin Crowe described Smith as one of the young _Fab Four_ of Test Cricket along with Joe Root, Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli.

In March 2018, Smith was widely criticised for overseeing ball tampering in the third Test against South Africa. Following an investigation by Cricket Australia, Smith was banned from all international and domestic cricket for one year, and will not be considered for a leadership role for another year after that.

## Early life

Smith was born in Sydney to an Australian father, Peter, who has a degree in chemistry and works with pigments and waxes, and an English mother, Gillian.

## Records

- He holds the record for the most consecutive 50+ scores in World Cup history with 5 such scores in the 2015 Cricket World Cup
- The second highest Test batting rating of 947, only behind Don Bradman's 961.

## Suspension

In March 2018, Smith was widely criticised for overseeing ball tampering in the third Test against South Africa.

Following an investigation by Cricket Australia, Smith was banned from international cricket for 12 months, and will not be considered for a leadership role for 12 months after that.

## Other websites

- Steve Smith at Howstat
- Steve Smith at Cricket Australia
- Steve Smith at ESPNcricinfo

## Infobox (cricketer)

- **name**: Steve Smith
- **image**: Steve Smith (cricketer), 2014 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Smith in 2014
- **fullname**: Steven Peter Devereux Smith
- **birth place**: Kogarah, New South Wales, Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- **nickname**: Smudge, Smithy
- **heightm**: 1.76
- **batting**: Right-handed
- **bowling**: Right-arm leg spin
- **role**: Batting order (cricket)#Top order, Top-order batsman
- **international**: true
- **country**: Australia
- **internationalspan**: 2010–present
- **testdebutdate**: 13 July
- **testdebutyear**: 2010
- **testdebutagainst**: Pakistan
- **testcap**: 415
- **lasttestdate**: 3 January
- **lasttestyear**: 2020
- **lasttestagainst**: New Zealand
- **odidebutdate**: 19 February
- **odidebutyear**: 2010
- **odidebutagainst**: West Indies
- **odicap**: 182
- **lastodidate**: 13 March
- **lastodiyear**: 2020
- **lastodiagainst**: New Zealand
- **odishirt**: 49
- **t20idebutdate**: 5 February
- **t20idebutyear**: 2010
- **t20idebutagainst**: Pakistan
- **t20icap**: 43
- **lastt20idate**: 26 February
- **lastt20iyear**: 2020
- **lastt20iagainst**: South Africa
- **t20ishirt**: 49
- **club1**: New South Wales cricket team, New South Wales
- **club2**: Worcestershire County Cricket Club, Worcestershire
- **year2**: 2011
- **club3**: Sydney Sixers
- **club4**: Pune Warriors
- **year4**: 2012–2013
- **club5**: Rajasthan Royals
- **year5**: 2014–2015; 2019
- **club6**: Rising Pune Supergiant
- **year6**: 2016–2017
- **club7**: Barbados Tridents
- **year7**: 2018
- **club8**: Comilla Victorians
- **year8**: 2019
- **columns**: 4
- **column1**: Test cricket, Test
- **matches1**: 73
- **runs1**: 7,227
- **bat avg1**: 62.84
- **100s/50s1**: 26/29
- **top score1**: 239
- **deliveries1**: 1,381
- **wickets1**: 17
- **bowl avg1**: 56.47
- **fivefor1**: 0
- **tenfor1**: 0
- **best bowling1**: 3/18
- **catches/stumpings1**: 117/–
- **column2**: One Day International, ODI
- **matches2**: 125
- **runs2**: 4,162
- **bat avg2**: 42.46
- **100s/50s2**: 9/25
- **top score2**: 164
- **deliveries2**: 1,076
- **wickets2**: 28
- **bowl avg2**: 34.67
- **fivefor2**: 0
- **tenfor2**: 0
- **best bowling2**: 3/16
- **catches/stumpings2**: 67/–
- **column3**: Twenty 20 International, T20I
- **matches3**: 39
- **runs3**: 681
- **bat avg3**: 29.60
- **100s/50s3**: 0/4
- **top score3**: 90
- **deliveries3**: 291
- **wickets3**: 17
- **bowl avg3**: 22.17
- **fivefor3**: 0
- **tenfor3**: 0
- **best bowling3**: 3/20
- **catches/stumpings3**: 21/–
- **column4**: First class cricket, FC
- **matches4**: 131
- **runs4**: 11,707
- **bat avg4**: 57.95
- **100s/50s4**: 42/49
- **top score4**: 239
- **deliveries4**: 5,189
- **wickets4**: 68
- **bowl avg4**: 52.98
- **fivefor4**: 1
- **tenfor4**: 0
- **best bowling4**: 7/64
- **catches/stumpings4**: 200/–
- **source**: http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/267192.html ESPNcricinfo
- **date**: 13 March 2020