[32] It would be stupid of us not to involve our most successful cricketer, and the batting experiences he could bring to our young batters.”.
[47] However, their tour of Australia, and Australia's subsequent return tour in the 2005–06 season were disappointments for Smith, as they succumbed to a 2–0 defeat in Australia,[48] and a 3–0 whitewash at home. At the subsequent hearing no evidence could be found and charges were dropped against Smith, who immediately demanded an apology from Bravo. [2], After completing sub-specialty training in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Toronto in 1999, Smith joined the faculty of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Queen’s University. Smith took on the job when CSA was in a state of turmoil in the days after Moroe was suspended after a series of blunders while the national team was in freefall. Current CSA President Chris Nenzani surprisingly came out in support of Smith’s appointment and decisions in an interview with.
It’s surprising because the focus on Smith and acting CEO Jacque Faul has kept the spotlight off the real issue – the CSA board’s role in allowing Moroe to bring CSA into disrepute. "You can know an opponent as a cricketer," Royals captain Shane Warne, with whom Smith had had multiple dustups in the past, wrote afterwards, "but you only start to know him as a bloke when you play in the same side. Painful stories of discrimination and insensitivity have emerged from hurt players such as former Proteas fast bowler Makhaya Ntini. He also holds the world record of a non-wicketkeeper taking most catches (82) in test match wins.
Smith holds the most number of centuries (15) by a captain in test match wins.
~ Toba Beta, Please sign in or register to enable this feature. Graeme Smith’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and his father’s name is under review. [5] His 277 remained the highest individual Test innings scored by a South African until November 2010, surpassing the previous record of 275 held jointly by Daryll Cullinan and Gary Kirsten;[36] his 259 remains the highest score made at Lord's by a foreign player, breaking the record of 254 set by Sir Donald Bradman in 1930. He is the most successful test captain in test history (53 test wins) and also the only captain to have registered 50+ test wins, having overtaken Ricky Ponting's 48 Test victories. [67] By beating England in the first and third tests and drawing the second – he led South Africa to a series victory. This article is about the South African cricketer. On 24 December 2016, Smith's girlfriend Romy Lanfranchi gave birth to Smith's third child, a boy. “I was very taken aback by ‘Mackie’s’ stuff,” Smith said, using the affectionate moniker given to Ntini. [46], South Africa won a Test series in the West Indies in 2005, with Smith scoring centuries in three consecutive Tests: 148 at the Queen's Park Oval, 104 at the Kensington Oval and 126 at Antigua. Although initially regarded as an inexperienced captain, his growth in the role was evidenced when he was selected to captain the ICC World XI in the ICC Super Series Test Match between the ICC World XI and Australia in October 2005. [70]. This put South Africa back on top of the ICC Test rankings. Some elements really surprised me.
[21], Smith is also an ardent Liverpool F.C. They did nevertheless win a home Test series against the West Indies (with Smith and Gibbs sharing their third 300-run opening partnership[41]). Intellectual acuity is essential, but seldom talked about. Select which newsletters you'd like to receive, Cricket South Africa Director of Cricket Graeme Smith. He believes the SJN process will help make sure that isn’t the case in future. “I can understand where people are coming from, but I think this narrative of a clique taking over is really unfair.
[6] On 24 October 2013, Smith became the second South African and 12th overall to complete 9,000 runs in test cricket in his 112th test match. Welder at ClearStream Energy Services Inc. Graeme Smith… He has become a target because he is white and holds a powerful position in CSA at a time when suspended chief executive.
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