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Full name Jeroen Smits
Born June 21, 1972, Den Haag
Current age 36 years 18 days
Major teams Netherlands,HCC
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
ODIs
28
15
8
116
26
16.57
260
44.61
0
0
5
0
27
4
First-class
10
13
3
110
26
11.00
439
25.05
0
0
26
5
List A
51
29
14
184
26
12.26
0
0
57
10
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
ODIs
28
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First-class
10
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List A
51
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Career statistics
ODI debut
India v Netherlands at Paarl, Feb 12, 2003 scorecard
Last ODI
Netherlands v Bermuda at Rotterdam, Aug 20, 2007 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
2004
Last First-class
United Arab Emirates v Netherlands at Sharjah, Apr 3-6, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1998
Last List A
Netherlands v Bermuda at Rotterdam, Aug 20, 2007 scorecard
Profile
For a long time, Smits struggled to break into the side with Reinout Scholte keeping him out, but he has improved significantly enough since his rival's retirement for him to be named as the sole wicketkeeper in Netherlands' World Cup squad, and vice captain too. His batting threatened to keep him out of the side but the selectors have kept faith and this will be his second World Cup. He lists Jack Russell as his favourite player and the victory over Namibia in the 2003 tournament in South Africa as his career highlight. He possesses a steady pair of hands and is an excellent motivator in the field. A popular member of the squad, he has plenty of tricks up his sleeve in the dressing room and is constantly initiating banter, although with own nicknames such as Piglet, he takes as much as he gives. Alan Curr, February 2007
