Deon Smith

Deon Smith
Personal information
Full name Deon Desmond Smith
Born (1968-03-30) 30 March 1968
Stellenbosch, Cape Province,
South Africa
Batting Left-handed
Bowling Right-arm fast
Role Bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1991–1994 Boland
1993–1994 Boland B
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 11
Runs scored 22
Batting average 2.44
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 7*
Balls bowled 1,533
Wickets 22
Bowling average 33.31
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/80
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 1 September 2015

Deon Dewald Smith (born 30 March 1968) is a former South African cricketer who is the current coach of South Western Districts at South African provincial level. His first-class player career for Boland spanned from 1991 to 1994.

Born in Stellenbosch, Smith made his first-class debut in January 1991, against Border during the 1990–91 season of the Castle Bowl (the second division of the Currie Cup).[1] A right-arm fast bowler who batted with the opposite hand, in his first match he took 2/26 and 4/59, which included the wicket of South African international Peter Kirsten in both innings.[2] Despite his debut performance, Smith featured only irregularly for Boland over the following years, although he did play the entire 1993–94 season for the Boland second XI (known as Boland B). That team had gained first-class status for a single season only, following the senior Boland team's promotion to the main division.[1] Smith's only five-wicket haul, 5/80 from 31.3 overs, came against Griqualand West in the first match of the 1993–94 season.[3] His final match at first-class level came in March 1994, when Boland played the touring Australians.[1] Smith finished his career with 22 wickets from 11 matches, and made exactly the same number of runs, which came at a batting average of only 2.44.[4]

Smith was appointed coach of South Western Districts for the 2006–07 season, its inaugural season in the CSA Provincial Competitions, and remained in the role until the end of the 2008–09 season. In August 2014, he was re-appointed coach of the team for the 2014–15 season,[5] and in June 2015, it was announced that he had been retained for the following 2015–16 season, including the inaugural Africa T20 Cup.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 First-class matches played by Deon Smith – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Boland v Border, Castle Bowl 1990/91 (Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Griqualand West v Boland B, UCB Bowl 1993/94 (Section Two) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  4. ↑ South Africa / Players / Deon Smith – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  5. ↑ (5 August 2014). "Deon Smith appointed as SWD cricket coach" – SWD Cricket. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  6. ↑ (9 June 2015). "Smith reappointed as SWD Cricket coach" – The Gremlin. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
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