Global InformationList of international cricket centuries by Steve Smith information
Steve Smith is an Australian cricketer and a former captain of the Australian national team.[1][2] As of January 2024[update], Smith has played 106 Test and 155 One Day International (ODI) matches for Australia, and has scored 32 and 12 centuries in the respective formats.[note 1][1] His batting average of 58.61 is the seventh-highest in Test cricket history.[note 2]
Smith made his Test debut against Pakistan in July 2010 at Lord's.[5][6] His first Test century came during the fifth match of the 2013 Ashes series when he scored 138 not out.[7][8] His highest score of 239 came against the same team during the 2017–18 series at the WACA Ground, Perth.[9][10] Smith has scored Test centuries at eighteen different cricket grounds, including thirteen at venues outside Australia. In terms of centuries, he has been most successful against England (12) and India(9).[11][12] As of July 2023[update], he ranks equal-second in the list of most centuries by an Australian in Tests.[note 3] He topped the ICC Test Rankings for the best batsman in the years 2015, 2016 and 2017; on 30 December 2017 he achieved a rating of 947, the second highest of all time after Don Bradman.[14][15] As a result of his involvement in the 2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal, Smith was subsequently banned from all forms of cricket, except club level, for a year in March 2018.[16]
Smith made his ODI debut against West Indies in February 2010.[17] He did not bat in the match but took two wickets for 78 runs.[18] His first century in the format came against Pakistan at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in October 2014; he was named the man of the match for his match-winning innings of 101.[19][20] His highest ODI score of 164 came against New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground in December 2016; he captained Australia in the match which they won by 68 runs.[21][22] Smith has scored his ODI centuries at eight different cricket grounds, including two at venues outside Australia, one each against Pakistan, India and South Africa.[23][24] He has scored twelve centuries in ODIs and is in fifth position in the ODI centuries list for Australia.[25]
He has played 65 Twenty20 International (T20I) matches without scoring a century; his highest score in the format is 90.[1] As of January 2024[update], he is fourteenth in the list of players who have scored the most centuries in international cricket.[26]
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- ^ "Smith appointed T20 captain, too". The Telegraph (Calcutta). ABP Group. 10 February 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Most hundreds in a career for Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Highest career batting average in Test cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "1st Test, Pakistan tour of England at London, Jul 13–16 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ Wald, Tom (9 July 2010). "Smith ready for Test debut". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. AAP. Archived from the original on 12 July 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "5th Test, Australia tour of England and Scotland at London, Aug 21–25 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ Sheringham, Sam (22 August 2013). "Ashes 2013: Steve Smith century keeps Australia on top at Oval". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "3rd Test, England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Perth, Dec 14–18 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ Pentony, Luke (18 December 2017). "The Ashes: Steve Smith shows his emotion after leading Australia to series win over England in WACA Test". ABC News. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "List of Test cricket centuries by Steve Smith". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Steve Smith Test centuries by ground". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Most Test hundreds in a career for Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Reliance ICC Best-Ever Test Championship Rating". relianceiccrankings.com. ICC Development (International) Ltd. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "ICC player ranking – Test batsman". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ Martin, Ali; Collins, Adam (28 March 2018). "Steve Smith and David Warner banned for a year for ball-tampering". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ Saltau, Chloe (19 February 2010). "Warne put Smith on the right path". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "5th ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of Australia at Melbourne, Feb 19 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, Oct 7 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ Coverdale, Brydon (6 October 2014). "Smith ton sets up big Australia win". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "1st ODI (D/N), New Zealand tour of Australia at Sydney, Dec 4 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ Coverdale, Brydon (4 December 2016). "Smith's 164 sets up big Australia win". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "List of One-Day International cricket centuries by Steve Smith". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Steve Smith ODI centuries by ground". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Most ODI hundreds in a career for Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Most hundreds in career". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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