Jason Smith (cricketer)

Jason Smith
Personal information
Full name
Jason Franswyn Smith
Born (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleTop-order batter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 150)18 September 2024 v Afghanistan
Last ODI10 February 2025 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 107)27 August 2024 v West Indies
Last T20I11 October 2025 v Namibia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13–2019/20Western Province
2015/16–2020/21Cape Cobras
2018/19South Western Districts
2018Cape Town Blitz
2021/22–presentKwaZulu-Natal Coastal
2024–2025Durban's Super Giants
2025–presentMI Cape Town
Career statistics
CompetitionODIT20IFCLA
Matches329380
Runs scored132374,3492,180
Batting average44.0037.0034.5135.73
100s/50s0/10/07/291/16
Top score9131147116*
Balls bowled305,8681,376
Wickets010836
Bowling average27.6536.86
5 wickets in innings40
10 wickets in match10
Best bowling6/494/38
Catches/stumpings1/–2/–46/–24/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 October 2025

Jason Franswyn Smith (born 11 October 1994) is a South African cricketer.[1] He was part of South Africa's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In August 2017, he was named in Cape Town Knight Riders' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[2] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[3]

In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Cape Cobras team for the 2018–19 season.[4] In September 2018, he was named in South Western Districts' squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[5] In October 2018, he was named in Cape Town Blitz's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[6][7]

In September 2019, he was named in Western Province's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.[8] In April 2021, Smith was named in the South Africa Emerging Men's squad for their six-match tour of Namibia.[9] Later the same month, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[10]

References

  1. ^"Jason Smith". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. ^"T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ^"Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. ^"Prince announces 'exciting' World Sports Betting Cape Cobras Squad for 2018/2019". Cape Cobras. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  5. ^"South Western Districts Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  6. ^"Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  7. ^"Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  8. ^"Western Province Name Squad for CSA Provincial T20 Cup". Cricket World. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  9. ^"SA Emerging men to tour Namibia". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  10. ^"CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.