Odean Smith

Odean Smith

Personal information
Full name	Odean Fabian Smith
Born	(1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 (age 28) St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm fast-medium
Role	Bowling all-rounder
International information
National side	West Indies (2018-2023)
ODI debut (cap 209)	8 January 2022 v Ireland
Last ODI	6 June 2023 v UAE
T20I debut (cap 73)	2 April 2018 v Pakistan
Last T20I	12 August 2023 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017–present	Jamaica (squad no. 15)
2018/19	Trinidad and Tobago
2017	Jamaica Tallawahs
2018	St Lucia Zouks
2019–present	Guyana Amazon Warriors (squad no. 15)
2022	Punjab Kings (squad no. 15)
2023	Gujarat Titans
2023	Quetta Gladiators (squad no. 58)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 9 27 14 51 Runs scored 261 772 922 1631 Batting average 26.1 28.59 30.73 28.12 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/2 Top score 46 27* 54 68* Balls bowled 283 450 1455 1719 Wickets 10 27 30 58 Bowling average 28.42 14.84 20.0 27.17 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 2/26 3/29 4/51 5/65 Catches/stumpings 1/0 12/0 12/0 21/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 January 2024

Odean Fabian Smith (born 1 November 1996) is a Jamaican cricketer. He made his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in April 2018.[1]

Domestic and T20 franchise career

Smith made his List A debut on 16 January 2015 in the 2014–15 Regional Super50 tournament.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Jamaica Tallawahs in the 2017 Caribbean Premier League on 8 August 2017.[3] He made his first-class debut for Jamaica in the 2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition on 7 December 2017.[4]

In May 2018, Smith was selected to play for the Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team in the Professional Cricket League draft, ahead of the 2018–19 season.[5][6] In November 2019, he was named in Trinidad and Tobago's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[7]

In June 2020, Smith was selected by Jamaica, in the players' draft hosted by Cricket West Indies ahead of the 2020–21 domestic season.[8] In July 2020, he was named in the Guyana Amazon Warriors squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[9][10]

In November 2021, Smith was selected to play for the Dambulla Giants following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[11] In February 2022, he was bought by the Punjab Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[12] He is bought by Gujarat Titans to play in the IPL 2023 season for INR. 50 Lakh in the IPL auction held on 23 December 2022.[13]

International career

In December 2015, Smith was named in the West Indies’ squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[14]

In March 2018, Smith was named in the West Indies squad for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Pakistan.[15] He made his T20I debut for the West Indies against Pakistan on 2 April 2018.[16]

In November 2021, Smith was named in the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against Pakistan.[17] In December 2021, he was named in the West Indies' ODI squad for their series against Ireland.[18] He made his ODI debut on 8 January 2022, for the West Indies against Ireland.[19]

References

1. "Odean Smith". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
2. "Nagico Super50, Group B: Trinidad & Tobago v West Indies Under-19s at Scarborough, Jan 16, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
3. "7th Match (D/N), Caribbean Premier League at Port of Spain, Aug 9, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
4. "16th Match, WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament at Kingston, Dec 7-10 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
5. "Odean Smith picked by T&T; no takers for Roshon Primus". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
6. "Professional Cricket League squad picks". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
7. "Spinner Khan is T&T Red Force Super50 skipper". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
8. "Ashmead Nedd joins Leeward Hurricanes in 2020/2021 Professional Players Draft". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
9. "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
10. "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
11. "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
12. "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
13. "IPL 2023 mini-auction". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
14. "Hetmyer to lead West Indies at Under-19 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
15. "West Indies squad for T20 series against Pakistan announced". Geo TV. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
16. "2nd T20I, West Indies tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Apr 2 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
17. "CWI Selection Panel announces squads for six-match white ball tour of Pakistan". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
18. "West Indies name squads to face Ireland and England in upcoming white-ball series". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
19. "1st ODI, Kingston, Jan 8 2022, Ireland tour of United States of America and West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

External links

• Odean Smith at ESPNcricinfo