JJ Smuts
{{Short description|South African cricketer (born 1988)}}
{{distinguish|JJ Smit}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = JJ Smuts
| image =
| country = South Africa
| fullname = Jon-Jon Trevor Smuts
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|9|21}}
| birth_place = Grahamstown, Cape Province, South Africa
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox
| role = Batting all-rounder
| family = Kelly Smuts (brother)
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2017–2021
| odidebutdate = 4 February
| odidebutyear = 2020
| odidebutagainst = England
| odicap = 135
| lastodidate = 7 April
| lastodiyear = 2021
| lastodiagainst = Pakistan
| T20Idebutdate = 20 January
| T20Idebutyear = 2017
| T20Idebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| T20Icap = 69
| lastT20Idate = 14 February
| lastT20Iyear = 2021
| lastT20Iagainst = Pakistan
| club1 = Eastern Province
| year1 = {{nowrap|2006/07–2021/22}}
| club2 = Warriors
| year2 = {{nowrap|2007/08–2020/21}}
| clubnumber2 = 21
| club3 = St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
| year3 = 2016
| club4 = Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
| year4 = 2018–2019
| club5 = KwaZulu-Natal Coastal
| year5 = {{nowrap|2022/23–present}}
| club6 = Sunrisers Eastern Cape
| year6 = 2023
| club7 = Durban's Super Giants
|year7 = 2024–present
| columns = 4
| column1 = ODI
| matches1 = 6
| runs1 = 200
| bat avg1 = 50.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| top score1 = 84
| deliveries1 = 180
| wickets1 = 4
| bowl avg1 = 41.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/42
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
| column2 = T20I
| matches2 = 13
| runs2 = 174
| bat avg2 = 13.38
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 45
| deliveries2 = 136
| wickets2 = 1
| bowl avg2 = 178.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 1/19
| catches/stumpings2 = 1/–
| column3 = FC
| matches3 = 118
| runs3 = 6,315
| bat avg3 = 32.89
| 100s/50s3 = 10/33
| top score3 = 156
| deliveries3 = 12,468
| wickets3 = 206
| bowl avg3 = 31.66
| fivefor3 = 7
| tenfor3 = 2
| best bowling3 = 6/47
| catches/stumpings3 = 64/–
| column4 = LA
| matches4 = 168
| runs4 = 5,645
| bat avg4 = 37.38
| 100s/50s4 = 9/38
| top score4 = 173*
| deliveries4 = 5,558
| wickets4 = 117
| bowl avg4 = 38.75
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/4
| catches/stumpings4 = 49/–
| date = 7 April 2025
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/280490.html Cricinfo
}}
Jon-Jon Trevor Smuts (born 21 September 1988) is a South African cricketer who plays for the Warriors in the South African domestic competitions.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cricket.co.za/chevrolet-warriors.html |title=Chevrolet Warriors - Cricket South Africa |access-date=19 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923211437/http://www.cricket.co.za/chevrolet-warriors.html |archive-date=23 September 2009 |url-status=dead }} He is a right-handed opening batsman and a slow left-arm bowler. In 2010 he was selected for the South African Emerging Players' squad to tour Australia. In the 2018 South African Cricket Annual, he was named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year.{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/27248/Markram-Ngidi-named-among-SA-Cricket-Annuals-Top-Five |title=Markram, Ngidi named among SA Cricket Annual's Top Five |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=29 November 2018 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327221829/https://cricket.co.za/news/27248/Markram-Ngidi-named-among-SA-Cricket-Annuals-Top-Five |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25408218/markram-ngidi-sa-cricket-annual-cricketers-year |title=Markram, Ngidi among SA Cricket Annual's Cricketers of the Year |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=29 November 2018}} He is the brother of cricket player Kelly Smuts.
Domestic and T20 career
In the 2010/11 South African domestic season he was named the Chevrolet Warriors cricketer of the season. He was included in the Eastern Province cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/content/squad/911675.html Eastern Province Squad / Players] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
In October 2018, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Giants' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/live-mzansi-super-league-player-draft-20181017 |title=Mzansi Super League - full squad lists |work=Sport24 |access-date=17 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/domestic/mzansi-super-league-player-draft-the-story-so-far-17521199 |title=Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far |work=Independent Online |access-date=17 October 2018}} He was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 219 runs in nine matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12712;team=6588;type=tournament |title=Mzansi Super League, 2018/19 - Nelson Mandela Bay Giants: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 December 2018}}
In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Glasgow Giants in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27222261/eoin-morgan-represent-dublin-franchise-inaugural-euro-t20-slam |title=Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=19 July 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000010/001060.shtml |title=Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=19 July 2019 |archive-date=19 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719163945/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000010/001060.shtml |url-status=dead }} However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27387389/inaugural-euro-t20-slam-cancelled-two-weeks-notice |title=Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=14 August 2019}} In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |title=MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904081427/https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |url-status=dead }} In April 2021, he was named in Eastern Province's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/38184/CSA-reveals-Division-One-squads-for-2021-22 |title=CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22 |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420104034/http://cricket.co.za/news/38184/CSA-reveals-Division-One-squads-for-2021-22 |url-status=dead }}
International career
In January 2017 he was included in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Sri Lanka.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1076764.html |title=Behardien to lead in T20 as SA ring changes |access-date=9 January 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He made his T20I debut for South Africa against Sri Lanka on 20 January 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/936153.html |title=Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 1st T20I: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Centurion, Jan 20, 2017 |access-date=20 January 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} In August 2017, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Stars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.{{cite web|url=http://www.t20.gl/news/t20-global-league-announces-final-team-squads|title=T20 Global League announces final team squads|access-date=28 August 2017|work=T20 Global League|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905185645/https://www.t20.gl/news/t20-global-league-announces-final-team-squads|archive-date=5 September 2017|url-status=dead}} However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed, and later cancelled the tournament.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1123408.html |title=Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league |access-date=10 October 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} In January 2020, he was selected for South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against England.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28529980/lungi-ngidi-temba-bavuma-named-south-africa-odi-squad-quinton-de-kock-captain |title=Lungi Ngidi, Temba Bavuma named in South Africa ODI squad, Quinton de Kock to be captain |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 January 2020}} He made his ODI debut on 4 February 2020, for South Africa against England.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1185310.html |title=1st ODI (D/N), England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Feb 4 2020 |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=4 February 2020}}
References
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External links
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