Greg Smith (cricketer, born 1988)

Greg Smith

Personal information
Full name	Greg Phillip Smith
Born	(1988-11-16) 16 November 1988 Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008–2014	Leicestershire (squad no. 14)
2013	Lankan Cricket Club
2014	Badureliya Sports Club
2015	Colombo Cricket Club
2015–2017	Nottinghamshire (squad no. 22)
2015	→ Leicestershire (on loan)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 105 48 48 Runs scored 4,963 1,130 1,108 Batting average 26.97 26.90 27.70 100s/50s 8/22 2/5 1/7 Top score 158* 135* 102 Balls bowled 36 – – Wickets 1 – – Bowling average 73.00 – – 5 wickets in innings 0 – – 10 wickets in match 0 – – Best bowling 1/64 – – Catches/stumpings 86/– 16/– 18/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 April 2017

Gregory Philip Smith (born 16 November 1988 in Leicester) is an English former cricketer. He was a right-handed opening batsman and occasional leg break bowler who last played for Nottinghamshire.

He attended Oundle School and then studied at Durham University, where he represented Durham UCCE.

In 2008, Smith represented the English U-19 cricket team against New Zealand, scoring 157 and 150 not out in the test matches and 81 in a Youth ODI.

Smith came through the junior set up at Leicestershire, and topped the first-class national batting averages in 2010. He continued to flourish in 2011, regularly batting in the number 3 position.

Smith and Josh Cobb hold the record for the best opening partnership in a limited overs match, for Leicestershire. The pair scored 235 against Somerset in May 2013, both scoring centuries.

He announced his retirement from the game in July 2017. Since retiring from cricket he qualified as a teacher. He taught in North London for 3 years before moving to teach at Shrewsbury School in Shropshire.

Career Best Performances

as of 27 September 2013

	Batting				Bowling
	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season
FC	158*	Leicestershire v Gloucestershire	Leicester	2010	1-64	Leicestershire v Gloucestershire	Leicester	2008
LA	135*	Leicestershire Foxes v Somerset	Leicester	2013
T20	84	Leicestershire Foxes v Lancashire Lightning	Manchester	2013

External links

• Greg Smith at ESPNcricinfo