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Full name Dwayne Romel Smith
Born April 12, 1983, Storey Gap, Codrington Hill, St Michael, Barbados
Current age 25 years 178 days
Major teams West Indies, Barbados, Mumbai Indians, Sussex
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

320

105*

24.61

457

70.02

ODIs

791

14.92

779

101.54

T20Is

9.80

204.16

First-class

2562

114

27.54

List A

108

1610

19.16

Twenty20

302

72*

15.10

210

143.80

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

651

344

3/71

3/115

49.14

3.17

93.0

ODIs

2264

1813

5/45

37.00

4.80

46.2

T20Is

108

3/24

21.60

8.10

16.0

First-class

4933

2479

4/22

28.49

3.01

56.7

List A

108

3023

2434

5/45

38.03

4.83

47.2

Twenty20

423

548

4/9

19.57

7.77

15.1

Career statistics

Test debut

South Africa v West Indies at Cape Town, Jan 2-6, 2004 scorecard

Last Test

New Zealand v West Indies at Napier, Mar 25-29, 2006 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

South Africa v West Indies at Cape Town, Jan 25, 2004 scorecard

Last ODI

Ireland v West Indies at Dublin, Jul 14, 2007 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland, Feb 16, 2006 scorecard

Last T20I

Bangladesh v West Indies at Johannesburg, Sep 13, 2007 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

2001/02

Last First-class

Trinidad & Tobago v Barbados at Pointe-a-Pierre, Mar 28-31, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

2003/04

Last List A

Nottinghamshire v Sussex at Nottingham, Sep 14, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland, Feb 16, 2006 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Sussex v Kent at Hove, Jun 27, 2008 scorecard

Tall, aggressive, and powerful, Dwayne Smith shares his name with, among others, the wide receiver for the Wisconsin Badgers, and the winner of the 2002 World Championship of Public Speaking. But when, in December 2003, he was called up to join the West Indian Test squad in South Africa, he was arguably as well known in cricket circles as either of them. All that changed, however, on the final day of the third Test at Newlands, where he brought the calypso back to Caribbean cricket with a wonderful debut century. Smith had been given a surprise opportunity - ahead of his Grenadian namesake Devon - when Marlon Samuels flew home with a knee injury. It was rumoured that Viv Richards had recognised something of himself in the stance of the young Barbadian and, sure enough, he needed just 93 balls to justify his selection, bringing up his hundred with a crashing cover-drive. It was only the second century of Smith's first-class career, but it was enough to stem West Indies' run of seven consecutive defeats in South Africa. His batting reflects both his temperament and his youth, as he is still inclined to lose his wicket under the influence of careless strokeplay, and he made starts, but no more, in the next few Tests. His flamboyant hitting is matched by his athletic fielding, while his useful medium-pacers have already tasted some success at domestic level for Barbados. Despite the fact that he eked out runs at a paltry 8.15 in 17 games in the 2006-07 season, he was picked for the World Cup squad and put in a number of good performances with his typically savage hitting. An impressive tour of England in 2007 earned him selection into West Indies' final 15-man squad for September's Twenty20 World Championship and he continued his connection with the shortest format by signing with Mumbai in the Indian Premier League in 2008.
Andrew Miller May 2008

Sep 14, 2008

Dwayne Smith is bowled by Graeme Swann as Sussex collapse © Getty Images

Feb 4, 2008

Portrait of Dwayne Smith © Stanford 20/20

Jan 25, 2008

Dwayne Smith proudly stands next to Barbados' flag © Stanford 20/20

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