Steven Smith Biography

Full Name  : Steven Peter Devereux Smith 

Date of Birth  : 2nd June 1989 (1989-06-02) (age 22)

Place of Birth : Sydney, Australia 

Height  : 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 

Batting Style : Right-Hand 

Bowling Style : Right-Arm Leg-Break 

Role : All-Rounder 

Test Debut (cap 415): 13th July 2010 v Pakistan 

ODI Debut (cap 182) : 19th February 2010 v West Indies 

T20I Debut (cap 43) : 5th February 2010 v Pakistan 

Steven Peter Devereux "Steve" Smith is an Australian international cricketer who currently plays for the New South Wales Blues. An all-rounder, Smith bats right-handed and bowls right arm leg spin. Smith has played for the Kent Second XI, New South Wales, the Sutherland Cricket Club and Illawong Menai Cricket Club. One of his earliest achievements was being the leading wicket taker at the 2008 KFC 20/20 competition. This was despite only playing 4 out of the 5 games. Steve Smith took 4/15 against Queensland and finished with 9 wickets overall.Due to his efforts, he was named the second best player of the tournament.

Smith made his First Class debut against Western Australia at the SCG on 24 January 2008.  Steve Smith  scored 33 in his only innings as NSW defeated WA outright.

Steve Smith was part of the New South Wales team that won the 2009 Twenty20 Champions League.

Smith recently achieved his highest score in One Day Domestic (ODD) competitions in Australia against Tasmania. Following a middle order collapse, Smith resurrected the innings with a quickfire 81 off 58 deliveries, taking the Blues total to a respectable 271. The game was lost despite Smith's efforts.

Smith was called up to the Australian Test squad in 2010 to cover for spinner Nathan Hauritz who was in doubt for Boxing Day Test against Pakistan, but Hauritz managed to recover.

By the end of the 2009–2010 domestic season Smith had a first-class batting average of over 50 after just 13 first-class matches. While his first-class bowling average in the high forties was not as impressive, his bowling appeared to be steadily improving following some well-publicised mentoring from Shane Warne. In the final match of the season he took 7 for 64 in the second innings against South Australia.

In the 2010 Twenty-Twenty World Cup he took 11 wickets over seven games at an average of 14.81 to finish as the equal second highest wicket-taker at the tournament.

Smith made his test debut at Lords in 2010, playing both tests against Pakistan in the 2010 test series played in England.  Steve Smith bowling was not required in the first innings but he took 3 wickets for 51 in the second innings of his debut test. In the second test he was called to bowl only ten overs for no wickets but played an impressive role with the bat in the second innings. Batting with the tail and rogering the strike, he scored 77 including nine fours and two sixes off successive balls, helping Australia to set a competitive target after having been bowled out for 88 in the first innings.

Playing in a club match, right-handed Smith took guard left-handed and hit a six. 

Steve Smith made his One Day International debut for Australia in the fifth match of the ODI Series against the West Indies on 19 February 2010 and his Test debut against Pakistan at Lord's on 13 July 2010.

Smith's fielding attracted attention during the 2009–2010 season with some spectacular catches in the outfield. 

Steve Smith mother is English.