Jamie Smith

Jamie Luke Smith is an English cricketer representing both Surrey and the England national team. He plays all three formats for his country, and his international career started two years ago.

Jamie Smith Along the Years

Jamie Smith Career

In a four-day encounter against Sri Lanka in Galle, Jamie Smith made history by becoming the fastest batsman to score a century in just 71 balls, highlighting his potential during the 2022–2023 winter season. Following an outstanding unbeaten 234 against Gloucestershire the previous summer, Smith's adventure with the Lions got underway.

A product of Whitgift School, Smith stands out as a tall keeper with skills recognized from an early age. He made his Surrey debut just shy of his 18th birthday, stepping in for a T20 match against Middlesex at Lord's due to a squad crisis. His talent shone brightly in 2019, when he scored 90 and 104 in an Under-19 Test in Chattogram, followed by a remarkable 127 in his first-class debut against an MCC attack featuring Stuart Broad and Dom Bess.

Jamie Smith Domestic Career

Since making his Surrey debut, Jamie Smith's outstanding achievements have garnered attention in the cricket world. At 17 years old, he took on Middlesex in the T20 Blast at the storied Lord's Cricket Ground on July 5, 2018, marking the beginning of his Twenty20 career. On March 24, 2019, a little over a year later, he made an incredible first-class debut in Dubai against the Marylebone Cricket Club. With his 127 runs in the first innings of this match, he became just the ninth player in Surrey's history to make a century on his debut. In addition, his score broke the previous record for the greatest total for a county debutant, which had been in place since 1899.

On April 25, 2019, he played in the One-Day Cup at the Oval against Middlesex, and he made his List A debut sometime after that. He got his maiden double century in first-class cricket when he scored an undefeated 234 against Gloucestershire in the County Championship in April 2022. His efforts enabled Surrey to win the championship in 2022 and 2023.

Smith joined the Birmingham Phoenix in March 2023 for the Hundred competition. On August 21, 2023, he reaffirmed his dedication to Surrey by agreeing to a new multi-year contract, guaranteeing that he would be an important squad member in the upcoming campaigns.

Jamie Smith Franchise Career

In 2018, Jamie Smith began his franchise T20 career with the Vitality Blast, scoring seven runs in two games for the Surrey squad. However, he was unable to play in the 2019 season. His career high was the 2021 T20 Blast, where he scored 297 runs at an average of 33 in 13 games for Surrey, including three half-centuries. In 2020, he scored 89 runs in 9 games at an average of 29.66.

In the 2024 T20 Blast, Jamie Smith amassed 285 runs at an average of 35.6 in nine games, including two half-centuries. In March 2023, he signed a contract with the Birmingham Phoenix for the 2023 Hundred season. However, he signed for the London Spirit in 2025 after spending two seasons with the Phoenix. On August 21, 2023, Smith consented to a new multi-year contract with Surrey.

Jamie Smith's International Career

In January 2023, Smith traveled to Sri Lanka with the England Lions squad and gained attention during an unofficial Test match against Sri Lanka A by scoring a century in just 71 balls. This achievement broke Luke Wright's previous record of 91 balls and was influenced by England's captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, who advocated for an aggressive batting style known as "Bazball."

Smith received his first full England cap for the ODI series against Ireland in September 2023. He was later chosen to start as the wicketkeeper for the Test series against the West Indies as well. On July 10, 2024, Smith made his Test debut at Lord's, scoring 70 runs in his first innings.

Jamie Smith Test Career

Jamie Smith started his Test career on 10 July 2024, against West Indies, where he impressed everyone by playing a brilliant half-century innings of 70 runs off 119 balls while batting in the first innings. In the third Test match of the same series, he played an innings of 95 runs off 109 balls. The batter has already passed 1000 runs in the format as of September 2025.

Batting & Fielding

Jamie Smith ODI Career

Jamie Smith started his ODI career on 23 September 2023 against Ireland, scoring only 9 runs off 10 balls while batting. Jamie Smith's performance was average in the recent ODI series against Australia, where he appeared in all five matches and scored 124 runs at an average of 24.80, with his highest score being 49 runs.

Batting & Fielding

Jamie Smith Under-19 Career

Jamie Smith toured Bangladesh in 2019 on behalf of England's Under-19 team. Smith took part in the series held in all three formats of this tour. During this tour, one T20, two Tests, and three ODIs were played between England Under-19 and Bangladesh Under-19, and all three series were won by Bangladesh. Jamie Smith scored five runs in the only T20 match.

Even though Smith's performance in the ODI series was not very good, as he scored a total of 60 runs in three matches at an average of 20, Jamie Smith was the highest run-scorer in the Test series, where he scored 208 runs at an average of 52 while batting brilliantly in four innings. In the second innings of the second Test match, Jamie Smith's bat came out with a brilliant innings of 104 runs in 106 balls.

Jamie Smith Family

Lawrence and Bernadette Smith are the parents of Jamie Smith. Jamie Smith became a father in 2024 with his partner. He named his son Noah Edmund Smith.