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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 name	Nikolai Leonard Smith
Born	(1993-01-05) 5 January 1993 (age 29) Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	Italy (2019–present)
T20I debut (cap 20)	15 October 2021 v Denmark
Last T20I	21 October 2021 v Germany
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2013–2018	Northern Knights
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20 Matches 2 5 11 7 Runs scored 32 67 245 58 Batting average 16.00 8.37 35.00 8.28 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 Top score 26 28 102* 26 Balls bowled – 353 126 50 Wickets – 8 6 3 Bowling average – 17.50 20.00 26.33 5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0 10 wickets in match – 0 0 0 Best bowling – 2/25 4/44 2/23 Catches/stumpings 3/– 1/– 4/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 October 2021

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]

In September 2021, he was named in Italy's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament.[8] He made his T20I debut on 15 October 2021, for Italy against Denmark.[9]

References

External links

• Nikolai Smith at ESPNcricinfo

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