JJ Smit

JJ Smit

Namibia
2019 - 2025
  • Date of Birth 1995-11-10
  • Role bowling allrounder
  • Batting Style right-hand bat
  • Bowling Style left-arm medium-fast
Debut Matches
Format Match Date
ODI NAM vs OMA 2019-04-27
T20 GHA vs NAM 2019-05-20
TEST WPR vs NAM 2012-02-16

Recent Performances

Lumbini vs Biratnagar
2025-12-11
Batting: -
Bowling: 2/15
Kathmandu vs Lumbini
2025-12-10
Batting: 0*
Bowling: 0/4
Janakpur vs Lumbini
2025-12-05
Batting: 21
Bowling: 1/20
Biratnagar vs Lumbini
2025-12-03
Batting: -
Bowling: 1/34
Kathmandu vs Lumbini
2025-11-25
Batting: 8
Bowling: -
Lumbini vs Karnali
2025-11-22
Batting: 23
Bowling: 0/17
Chitwan vs Lumbini
2025-11-20
Batting: 4*
Bowling: 0/7
South Africa vs Namibia
2025-10-11
Batting: 13
Bowling: 1/23
Namibia vs Zimbabwe
2025-10-04
Batting: 23
Bowling: 0/39
Namibia vs Tanzania
2025-10-02
Batting: 61*
Bowling: 3/16

Batting Statistics

Matches 52
Innings 48
Runs 1071
Average 26.12
Strike Rate 77.38
Highest Score 94
100s 0
50s 3
Fours 55
Sixes 53
Catches 18

Bowling Statistics

Matches 52
Innings 38
Wickets 56
Average 21.16
Economy 4.29
Strike Rate 29.5
Best Figure 5/26
4 Wickets 2
5 Wickets 2
Balls Bowled 1657
Runs Conceded 1185

Batting Statistics

Matches 67
Innings 57
Runs 1189
Average 33.97
Strike Rate 147.88
Highest Score 111*
100s 1
50s 4
Fours 72
Sixes 73
Catches 29

Bowling Statistics

Matches 67
Innings 47
Wickets 66
Average 16.01
Economy 6.55
Strike Rate 14.6
Best Figure 6/10
4 Wickets 2
5 Wickets 1
Balls Bowled 968
Runs Conceded 1057

Batting Statistics

Matches 122
Innings 107
Runs 2142
Average 25.8
Strike Rate 82.76
Highest Score 120
100s 1
50s 5
Fours 105
Sixes 114
Catches 44

Bowling Statistics

Matches 122
Innings 107
Wickets 128
Average 29.14
Economy 4.56
Strike Rate 38.3
Best Figure 5/26
4 Wickets 2
5 Wickets 3
Balls Bowled 4904
Runs Conceded 3730

Batting Statistics

Matches 104
Innings 84
Runs 1508
Average 29
Strike Rate 148.13
Highest Score 111*
100s 1
50s 5
Fours 87
Sixes 94
Catches 39

Bowling Statistics

Matches 104
Innings 80
Wickets 93
Average 20.72
Economy 6.99
Strike Rate 17.7
Best Figure 6/10
4 Wickets 2
5 Wickets 1
Balls Bowled 1653
Runs Conceded 1927
Right-hand batter and left-arm fast-medium bowler JJ Smit made his senior debut for Namibia in 2019 and quickly established himself with a blend of attacking batting and incisive seam bowling.
In 2022 he turned in a stunning performance in an T20I against Uganda, making 71 off 35 balls from No. 7 before taking 6 for 10 and two catches. Six years into his T20I career, he was his country's second-most prolific bowler and batter. He particularly excelled in his second series in the format, making 190 runs and taking 16 wickets in his nine games in the T20 World Cup Qualifier in 2019-20, from where Namibia made it through to the main event.
In ODIs he went past 1000 runs in just under 50 matches, and hit the 50-wicket mark shortly after, averaging just over 21 with the ball.
In 2025, Smit got Namibia's T20 World Cup qualification campaign off to a flier with an unbeaten 111 at nearly close to three runs a ball to steal the game from Kenya after they had Namibia down at 68 for 4. Smit's team topped the table in that tournament, the T20 World Cup Africa Region final, and went to the 2026 World Cup. That performance came the month after Smit took seven wickets in three ODIs against Canada and Scotland in King City.