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Cricket player profile
JJ Smit
Namibia · bowling allrounder · 2019 - 2025 · Cricket stats, biography & career record
- Born
- 1995-11-10 (age 30)
- Batting
- right-hand bat
- Bowling
- left-arm medium-fast
- Country
- Namibia
- Role
- bowling allrounder
- Career
- 2019 - 2025
About JJ Smit
JJ Smit is an international cricketer from Namibia, listed as a bowling allrounder. Career years: 2019 - 2025. Batting style: right-hand bat. Bowling style: left-arm medium-fast. Age: 30 (born 1995-11-10). Career highlights — ODI: 1071 runs at avg 26.12; T20I: 1189 runs at avg 33.97, 1 hundreds. Explore complete career numbers, debut matches and match-by-match form below.
JJ Smit biography
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.
JJ Smit debut matches
International and first-class debut details for JJ Smit across major cricket formats.
| Format | Match | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | NAM vs OMA | Windhoek | 2019-04-27 |
| T20 | GHA vs NAM | Kampala | 2019-05-20 |
| TEST | WPR vs NAM | Cape Town | 2012-02-16 |
Recent performances
Latest match scores and bowling figures for JJ Smit.
Batting 0*
Bowling 0/4
Batting 21
Bowling 1/20
Batting -
Bowling 1/34
Batting 8
Bowling -
Batting 23
Bowling 0/17
Batting 4*
Bowling 0/7
Batting 13
Bowling 1/23
Batting 23
Bowling 0/39
Batting 61*
Bowling 3/16
JJ Smit career statistics
Format-wise batting and bowling records for JJ Smit — including Test, ODI, T20I and domestic cricket where available.
ODI batting stats
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
ODI bowling stats
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
T20I batting stats
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
T20I bowling stats
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
List A batting stats
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
List A bowling stats
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
T20s batting stats
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
T20s bowling stats
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
Frequently asked questions about JJ Smit
Who is JJ Smit?
JJ Smit is a cricketer from Namibia who plays as a bowling allrounder. SportsGuff covers JJ Smit's profile, career statistics and match performances.
What is JJ Smit's batting and bowling style?
JJ Smit is a right-hand bat. Bowling style: left-arm medium-fast.
When did JJ Smit make their international debut?
JJ Smit's recorded debuts include: ODI debut on 2019-04-27 (NAM vs OMA); T20 debut on 2019-05-20 (GHA vs NAM); TEST debut on 2012-02-16 (WPR vs NAM).
What are JJ Smit's key cricket career stats?
Career highlights — ODI: 1071 runs at avg 26.12; T20I: 1189 runs at avg 33.97, 1 hundreds. Full format-wise batting and bowling tables are available on this SportsGuff player profile.