Jane Smit

{{short description|England cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2021}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Jane Smit

| female = true

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| country = England

| fullname = Jane Smit

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|12|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England

| nickname =

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| batting = Right-handed

| role = Wicket-keeper

| family = David Smit (brother)

| international = true

| internationalspan = 1992–2008

| testdebutdate = 19 February

| testdebutyear = 1992

| testdebutagainst = Australia

| testcap = 114

| lasttestdate = 29 August

| lasttestyear = 2006

| lasttestagainst = India

| odidebutdate = 20 July

| odidebutyear = 1993

| odidebutagainst = Denmark

| odicap = 64

| lastodidate = 23 August

| lastodiyear = 2007

| lastodiagainst = New Zealand

| T20Idebutdate = 5 August

| T20Idebutyear = 2004

| T20Idebutagainst = New Zealand

| lastT20Idate = 1 February

| lastT20Iyear = 2008

| lastT20Iagainst = Australia

| T20Icap = 10

| club1 = East Midlands

| year1 = 1989–1999

| club2 = Nottinghamshire

| year2 = 2000–2017

| columns = 4

| column1 = WTest

| matches1 = 21

| runs1 = 554

| bat avg1 = 24.08

| 100s/50s1 = 0/2

| top score1 = 69

| deliveries1 = –

| wickets1 = –

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 39/4

| column2 = WODI

| matches2 = 109

| runs2 = 1,003

| bat avg2 = 17.91

| 100s/50s2 = 0/4

| top score2 = 91

| deliveries2 = –

| wickets2 = –

| bowl avg2 = –

| fivefor2 = –

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = –

| catches/stumpings2 = 69/45

| column3 = WT20I

| matches3 = 4

| runs3 = 1

| bat avg3 = –

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 1*

| deliveries3 = –

| wickets3 = –

| bowl avg3 = –

| fivefor3 = –

| tenfor3 = –

| best bowling3 = –

| catches/stumpings3 = 3/1

| column4 = WLA

| matches4 = 323

| runs4 = 6,529

| bat avg4 = 31.69

| 100s/50s4 = 6/35

| top score4 = 136

| deliveries4 = 354

| wickets4 = 7

| bowl avg4 = 40.00

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 2/30

| catches/stumpings4 = 250/121

| date = 6 March 2021

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8455/8455.html CricketArchive

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Jane Smit (born 24 December 1972) is an English former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in 21 Test matches, 109 One Day Internationals and 4 Twenty20 Internationals for England between 1992 and 2008 and was part of the team which regained the Ashes in 2005.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/53689.html|title=Jane Smit|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 March 2021}} She played domestic cricket for East Midlands from 1989 to 1999 and Nottinghamshire from 2000 to 2017.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8455/8455.html|title=Jane Smit|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=6 March 2021}}

In the 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand, Smit and Claire Taylor shared a partnership of 188* against Sri Lanka at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln. It remains the highest fifth-wicket partnership in Women's One Day Internationals.{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/fow/highest_partnerships_by_wicket.html?id=68;type=trophy|title=Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Partnership Records / Highest Partnership for the Fifth Wicket|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 March 2021}}

Smit holds the record for most dismissals as wicket-keeper in Women's Cricket World Cup history (40).{{Cite news|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/keeping/most_dismissals_career.html?id=68;type=trophy|title=Records / Women's World Cup / Most Dismissals|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 March 2021}}

Her brother David represented Derbyshire Cricket Board in List A cricket between 1999 and 2002.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8992/8992.html|title=David Smit|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=6 March 2021}}