Graeme Smith
90South Africa · OP · 2002 to 2013 · on scorecards: GC Smith
BATTING
- Matches
- 197
- Innings
- 194
- Runs
- 6989
- Average
- 37.98
- Strike rate
- 80.81
- High score
- 141
- 100s / 50s
- 10 / 47
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 18
- Average
- 52.83
- Economy
- 5.56
- Strike rate
- 57
- Best figures
- 3/30
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 105 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 17
CAREER IN BRIEF
Graeme Smith played 197 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 2002 to 2013. The first came against Australia at Mangaung Oval, with a score of 41, and the last against Pakistan at St George's Park in 2013.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 5,613 runs at 40.7 in 149 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 141 from 134 balls against England at SuperSport Park in 2009, in a defeat. In all: 10 hundreds, 47 fifties.
At home the average was 40.0 across 96 ODIs; away it was 37.0 across 59 ODIs. The most runs came against Pakistan: 861 runs at 31.9 in 30 ODIs. SuperSport Park was the most frequent ground, with 17 ODIs and 861 runs at 53.8. Graeme Smith captained South Africa in 150 ODIs, winning 92 and losing 51. The scorecards record 10 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 115 of the ODIs Graeme Smith played and lost 73.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 197 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | 134 | England | SuperSport Park | 2009 | Lost |
| 134* | 124 | India | Eden Gardens | 2005 | Won |
| 125 | 143 | Sri Lanka | Wanderers Stadium | 2012 | Lost |
| 119* | 124 | Australia | SuperSport Park | 2006 | Won |
| 117 | 129 | Zimbabwe | Kingsmead | 2005 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/30 | 10 | Sri Lanka | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2006 | Won |
| 2/56 | 5 | West Indies | National Cricket Stadium | 2007 | Won |
| 1/5 | 1 | Ireland | Providence Stadium | 2007 | Won |
| 1/6 | 1.4 | Pakistan | SuperSport Park | 2007 | Won |
| 1/15 | 4 | Australia | Docklands Stadium | 2006 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 30 | 861 | 31.89 | 0/8 | 2 | 29.50 |
| England | 24 | 849 | 40.43 | 3/3 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 23 | 811 | 36.86 | 1/6 | 4 | 68.50 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 811 | 35.26 | 1/5 | 2 | 41.50 |
| Sri Lanka | 23 | 842 | 36.61 | 1/5 | 4 | 39.00 |
| West Indies | 23 | 773 | 33.61 | 1/5 | 4 | 52.75 |
| India | 18 | 468 | 29.25 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 644 | 49.54 | 1/6 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 12 | 572 | 71.50 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 5.00 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 87 | 43.50 | 0/1 | 1 | 32.00 |
| Asia XI | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 1 | 63 | 63.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Kenya | 1 | 69 | 69.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 1 | 91 | 91.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 96 | 3,640 | 40.00 | 7/26 | 4 | 75.75 |
| Away | 59 | 2,033 | 36.96 | 3/11 | 7 | 51.71 |
| Neutral | 42 | 1,316 | 34.63 | 0/10 | 7 | 40.86 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 149 | 5,613 | 40.67 | 8/41 | 18 | 52.83 |
| 2010s | 48 | 1,376 | 29.91 | 2/6 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SuperSport Park | 17 | 861 | 53.81 | 2/6 | 1 | 36.00 |
| Kingsmead | 17 | 486 | 28.59 | 1/3 | 1 | 59.00 |
| St George's Park | 15 | 398 | 28.43 | 1/3 | 1 | 80.00 |
| Newlands | 13 | 512 | 42.67 | 0/6 | 0 | – |
| Wanderers Stadium | 12 | 455 | 37.92 | 1/4 | 1 | 81.00 |
| Mangaung Oval | 6 | 136 | 22.67 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 2002 at Mangaung Oval
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 2013 at St George's Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 1 February 1981
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 8,648
- Ducks
- 8
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 74.2
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 88.9
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 121.8
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 49.2
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 37.8
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 6,431 balls faced in that period.
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