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Full name | Daryn Smit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Durban, Natal, South Africa | 28 January 1984||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman, wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003/04–2016/17 | Dolphins (squad no. 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004/05–2016/17 | KwaZulu-Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2021 | Derbyshire (squad no. 11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 7 October 2004 KZN v Easterns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LA debut | 10 October 2004 KZN v Easterns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,15 August 2021 |
Daryn Smit (born 28 January 1984) is a retired South African cricketer and former captain for the Dolphins. He is a right-handed batsmen,spin bowler and wicket keeper as well as being a commentator for South African broadcaster Supersport,and has been described as 'Daryn of all trades' due to his all around talents. [1] He has played first class,one day and Twenty20 cricket since 2004.
Smit gave up leg spin bowling to increase his chances of selection for the South African national team as a wicket keeper,having once been tipped as the successor of Mark Boucher. Having failed to achieve a call-up,Smit subsequently resumed bowling for the Dolphins.
Smit captained the Dolphins for a number of years but was replaced as captain by Morne Van Wyk,who was signed from South African franchise the Knights.
In March 2017,Smit signed a two-year contract to play county cricket in England for Derbyshire. [2]
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