Nikolai Smith

Nikolai Smith
Personal information
Full name
Nikolai Leonard Smith
Born (1993-01-05) 5 January 1993 (age 33)
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 Italian cricketer who plays for the Italy national cricket team. He qualifies as an Italian citizen through his mother, who comes from Ottaviano.

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

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

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. He made his T20I debut on 15 October 2021, for Italy against Denmark.

References

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  2. ↑ "Vesuvius legacy enters Italian cricket". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. 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. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. 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.