Nikolai Smith

Nikolai Leonard Smith (born 5 January 1993) is an Irish cricketer who plays for the Italy national cricket team.[1] He qualifies as an Italian citizen through his mother, who comes from Ottaviano.[2]

Nikolai Smith
Personal information
Full nameNikolai Leonard Smith
Born (1993-01-05) 5 January 1993
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–presentNorthern Knights
First-class debut30 May 2017 Northern v North West
List A debut29 May 2017 Northern v North West
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 5 7 5
Runs scored 67 219 26
Batting average 8.37 54.75 5.20
100s/50s 0/0 1/0 0/0
Top score 28 102* 21
Balls bowled 353 30 50
Wickets 8 0 3
Bowling average 17.50 – 26.33
5 wickets in innings 0 – 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 2/25 – 2/23
Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 December 2019

He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 26 May 2017.[3] He made his List A debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup on 29 May 2017.[4] He made his first-class debut for Northern Knights in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship on 30 May 2017.[5]

In November 2019, he was named in Italy's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[6] In Italy's opening match of the tournament, against Kenya, Smith scored his first century in List A cricket.[7]

References
  1. "Nikolai Smith". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. "Vesuvius legacy enters Italian cricket". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  3. "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy, Munster Reds v Northern Knights at Cork, May 26, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  4. "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup, North-West Warriors v Northern Knights at Strabane, May 29, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  5. "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship, North-West Warriors v Northern Knights at Eglinton, May 30-Jun 1, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  6. "ICC Calling Cricket World Cup Challenge League group B" (PDF). Federazione Cricket Italiana. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  7. "Tale of two centuries". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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