JJ Smit
84Namibia · AR · 2019 to 2026
BATTING
- Matches
- 60
- Innings
- 54
- Runs
- 1148
- Average
- 24.42
- Strike rate
- 77.2
- High score
- 94
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 3
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 64
- Average
- 22.62
- Economy
- 4.24
- Strike rate
- 31.9
- Best figures
- 6/27
- 4w / 5w
- 2 / 3
- Catches / Stumpings
- 19 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 2
CAREER IN BRIEF
JJ Smit played 60 ODIs for Namibia in CricArcade's archive, from 2019 to 2026. The first came against Oman at Wanderers Cricket Ground, with a score of 29 and 3 wickets, and the last against Netherlands at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd in 2026.
The most productive decade was the 2020s: 1,067 runs at 24.8 in 55 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 94 from 72 balls against Oman at Wanderers Cricket Ground in 2021, in a defeat. The best bowling is 6 for 27 against Nepal at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd in 2026.
In all: 3 fifties, 3 five-wicket hauls. At home the average was 25.9 across 23 ODIs; away it was 20.8 across 17 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Oman: 409 runs at 37.2 in 13 ODIs. Wanderers Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 12 ODIs and 232 runs at 25.8. JJ Smit captained Namibia in 2 ODIs, winning 1 and losing 1. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. Namibia won 30 of the ODIs JJ Smit played and lost 27.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 60 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | 72 | Oman | Wanderers Cricket Ground | 2021 | Lost |
| 60 | 84 | United States | United Cricket Club Ground | 2024 | Lost |
| 56 | 60 | Oman | Wanderers Cricket Ground | 2021 | Won |
| 49 | 75 | United States | United Cricket Club Ground | 2024 | Lost |
| 47 | 33 | United Arab Emirates | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2022 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/27 | 9.5 | Nepal | Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd | 2026 | Won |
| 5/26 | 9 | Oman | Wanderers Cricket Ground | 2021 | Won |
| 5/44 | 8 | Oman | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) | 2020 | Won |
| 4/36 | 10 | United Arab Emirates | ICC Academy | 2022 | Lost |
| 4/46 | 9 | United States | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) | 2025 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oman | 13 | 409 | 37.18 | 0/2 | 20 | 19.65 |
| Scotland | 9 | 218 | 24.22 | 0/0 | 3 | 35.67 |
| Nepal | 8 | 100 | 25.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 13.00 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 36 | 7.20 | 0/0 | 5 | 24.80 |
| United States | 6 | 63 | 15.75 | 0/0 | 4 | 31.50 |
| Canada | 4 | 51 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 28.40 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 46 | 23.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 35.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 0/0 | 7 | 23.29 |
| United States | 4 | 125 | 31.25 | 0/1 | 5 | 24.20 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 14 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 16.67 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 23 | 492 | 25.89 | 0/3 | 25 | 24.12 |
| Away | 17 | 271 | 20.85 | 0/0 | 20 | 18.05 |
| Neutral | 20 | 385 | 25.67 | 0/0 | 19 | 25.47 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 | 81 | 20.25 | 0/0 | 5 | 24.00 |
| 2020s | 55 | 1,067 | 24.81 | 0/3 | 59 | 22.51 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanderers Cricket Ground | 12 | 232 | 25.78 | 0/2 | 21 | 16.81 |
| United Cricket Club Ground | 7 | 187 | 31.17 | 0/1 | 4 | 33.75 |
| Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) | 7 | 83 | 11.86 | 0/0 | 16 | 14.75 |
| Forthill | 4 | 114 | 38.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | 4 | 77 | 38.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Namibia Cricket Ground | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Oman, 2019 at Wanderers Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Netherlands, 2026 at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 10 November 1995
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Left-arm medium-fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,487
- Ducks
- 4
- Four-wicket hauls
- 2
- Most common batting position
- 6th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 62.5
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 116.8
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 32.3
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 32.4
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,364 balls faced in that period.
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