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Kai Smith
Personal information
Born (2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 19)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022–presentWarwickshire (squad no. 11)
List A debut2 August 2022 Warwickshire v  Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 14
Runs scored 137
Batting average 22.83
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 29*
Catches/stumpings 5/–

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[edit]

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[edit]

UAE[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ 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.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kai_Smith&oldid=1228683143"

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