Jeroen Smits
Jeroen Smits (born 21 June 1972) is a former Dutch cricketer and a former captain. He is a right-handed batsman who usually occupies the position of wicketkeeper.
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Born | The Hague, Netherlands | 21 June 1972|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 23) | 12 February 2003 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 1 September 2009 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 8) | 2 August 2008 v Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 9 June 2009 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I shirt no. | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 May 2017 |
For many years, since his debut in cricket's ICC Trophy on 20 February 1994, Smits has been backup keeper to Reinout Scholte and called upon when and where necessary. Since 2002, he has involved himself in Dutch league games. He captained his country in a game against Scotland in the 2007 World Cup, and in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 captained his side to a win over hosts England, to date their most significant cricketing victory by some margin.[1]
In October 2009, he announced his retirement from international cricket. In April 2018, he was appointed the team manager of the national team.[2]
References
- England v Netherlands match report – BBC Sport
- "Borren calls time on Netherlands career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2018.