Kelly Smuts

Kelly Royce Smuts (born 22 January 1990) is a South African cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who plays for Eastern Province. He was born in Grahamstown.

Kelly Smuts
Personal information
Born (1990-01-22) 22 January 1990
Grahamstown, South Africa
Source: Cricinfo, 23 April 2017

Smuts made his cricketing debut for South Africa Under-19s, playing a single Under-19 Test match against Bangladesh. He later played two matches in a Tri-Nation tournament, one against Bangladesh and one against India.

Smuts made two appearances during the CSA Under-19 Competition in 2008–09. Smuts made his first-class debut for Eastern Province during the 2009–10 season, against Gauteng.[1] He was included in the Eastern Province cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[2] In the 2015–16 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, he became the first player to make a century and take 13 wickets during a first-class match in South Africa.[3] In April 2017, he made the highest total in the history of the Lancashire League, scoring 211 for Todmorden Cricket Club.[4]

In August 2017, he was named in Durban Qalandars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[5] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[6]

He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for Eastern Province, with 646 runs in eight matches.[7]

In September 2018, he was named in Eastern Province's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[8] In September 2019, he was named in Eastern Province's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.[9]

Smuts' brother, JJ Smuts, is also a first-class cricketer.

References
  1. Gauteng v. Eastern Province in 2009-10
  2. Eastern Province Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. "EP cricketer makes history". Sport24. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  4. "Lancashire League: Michael Clarke's record broken by Kelly Smuts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  6. "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  7. "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, 2017/18 Eastern Province: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  8. "Eastern Province Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  9. "Marais headlines Eastern Province squad". SA Cricket Mag. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
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