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Full name Devon Sheldon Smith
Born October 21, 1981, Hermitage, Sauters, St Patrick, Grenada
Current age 26 years 279 days
Major teams West Indies, Southern Windward Islands, West Indies A, Windward Islands
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

1045

108

24.30

2246

46.52

150

ODIs

512

23.27

753

67.99

T20Is

166

33.20

134

123.88

First-class

105

190

6579

181

36.14

List A

1724

135

26.12

Twenty20

183

30.50

155

118.06

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

ODIs

T20Is

First-class

105

420

208

1/2

104.00

2.97

210.0

List A

Twenty20

Career statistics

Test debut

West Indies v Australia at Georgetown, Apr 10-13, 2003 scorecard

Last Test

West Indies v Australia at North Sound, May 30-Jun 3, 2008 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

West Indies v Australia at Kingston, May 17, 2003 scorecard

Last ODI

West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 10, 2008 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

England v West Indies at The Oval, Jun 28, 2007 scorecard

Last T20I

South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Jan 18, 2008 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

1998/99

Last First-class

West Indies v Australia at North Sound, May 30-Jun 3, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

1999/00

Last List A

West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 10, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

England v West Indies at The Oval, Jun 28, 2007 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Barbados v Grenada at Coolidge, Feb 15, 2008 scorecard

A belligerent left-handed opening batsman from Grenada, Devon Smith was drafted into the West Indies squad ahead of the Test series against India in March 2002, after making 750 runs for Windward Islands in the Busta Cup, though he made his debut 13 months later against a far tougher opponent. In his first Test, against Australia, Smith scored a blazing 62 in a losing cause, but failed to score in the next Test. A good eye compensates for his lack of footwork and throughout the series he showed promise, but it wasn't enough, and he was dropped to smooth off the rough edges. In 2004, he was selected to open against England, and he immediately pulled his team out of a hole with a stroke-filled century. But just as he began to settle into a groove, a freak net injury left him with a fractured thumb, and he missed the next two Tests. He was axed after another failure in the Test series against Australia in 2005-06 and spent two years in the wilderness. He returned to play in the one-dayers against India in 2006-07 and was picked for the World Cup squad where his form was solid rather than spectacular. He failed to move out of first gear against England in 2007, and he followed with a horror tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa that was only saved by his ODI career-best 91 in Johannesburg. Smith was shunted down to No. 6 in the Test series against Sri Lanka as West Indies tweaked their top order, indicating that his role might change in the future.
Will Luke May 2008

May 25, 2008

Devon Smith goes on the attack © DigicelCricket.com/Brooks La Touche Photography

Apr 6, 2008

Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Devon Smith celebrate the win © AFP

Feb 14, 2008

Portrait of Devon Smith © Stanford 20/20

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