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Full name Jeroen Smits
Born June 21, 1972, Den Haag
Current age 36 years 76 days
Major teams Netherlands,HCC
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
ODIs
32
17
8
136
26
15.11
321
42.36
0
0
7
0
29
6
T20Is
4
1
0
4
4
4.00
10
40.00
0
0
0
0
1
0
First-class
11
15
4
132
26
12.00
560
23.57
0
0
28
5
List A
55
31
14
204
26
12.00
0
0
59
12
Twenty20
4
1
0
4
4
4.00
10
40.00
0
0
0
0
1
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
ODIs
32
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
T20Is
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
11
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
List A
55
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-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Twenty20
4
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-
-
-
-
-
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Career statistics
ODI debut
India v Netherlands at Paarl, Feb 12, 2003 scorecard
Last ODI
Netherlands v Kenya at Rotterdam, Aug 21, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
Kenya v Netherlands at Belfast, Aug 2, 2008 scorecard
Last T20I
Ireland v Netherlands at Belfast, Aug 5, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
2004
Last First-class
Netherlands v Ireland at Rotterdam, Jul 9-12, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1998
Last List A
Netherlands v Kenya at Rotterdam, Aug 21, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Kenya v Netherlands at Belfast, Aug 2, 2008 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Ireland v Netherlands at Belfast, Aug 5, 2008 scorecard
Profile
For a long time, Smits struggled to break into the side with Reinout Scholte keeping him out, but he has improved significantly enough since his rival's retirement for him to be named as the sole wicketkeeper in Netherlands' World Cup squad, and vice captain too. His batting threatened to keep him out of the side but the selectors have kept faith and this will be his second World Cup. He lists Jack Russell as his favourite player and the victory over Namibia in the 2003 tournament in South Africa as his career highlight. He possesses a steady pair of hands and is an excellent motivator in the field. A popular member of the squad, he has plenty of tricks up his sleeve in the dressing room and is constantly initiating banter, although with own nicknames such as Piglet, he takes as much as he gives. Alan Curr, February 2007
