# Nikolai Smith
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{{short description|Italian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Nikolai Smith
| image =
| country = Italy
| fullname = Nikolai Leonard Smith
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|1|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Cape Town](/source/Cape_Town), [Cape Province](/source/Cape_Province), South Africa
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [medium](/source/Fast_bowling)
| role =
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2019–present
| T20Idebutdate = 15 October
| T20Idebutyear = 2021
| T20Idebutagainst = Denmark
| T20Icap = 20
| lastT20Idate = 21 October
| lastT20Iyear = 2021
| lastT20Iagainst = Germany
| club1 = [Northern Knights](/source/Northern_Knights_(cricket_team))
| year1 = {{nowrap|2013–2018}}
| columns = 4
| column1 = [T20I](/source/Twenty20_International)
| matches1 = 6
| runs1 = 90
| bat avg1 = 22.50
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 26
| deliveries1 = –
| wickets1 = –
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
| column2 = [FC](/source/First-class_cricket)
| matches2 = 5
| runs2 = 67
| bat avg2 = 8.37
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 28
| deliveries2 = 353
| wickets2 = 8
| bowl avg2 = 17.50
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 2/25
| catches/stumpings2 = 1/–
| column3 = [LA](/source/List_A_cricket)
| matches3 = 16
| runs3 = 343
| bat avg3 = 31.18
| 100s/50s3 = 1/0
| top score3 = 102[*](/source/not_out)
| deliveries3 = 126
| wickets3 = 6
| bowl avg3 = 20.00
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/44
| catches/stumpings3 = 6/–
| column4 = [T20](/source/Twenty20)
| matches4 = 11
| runs4 = 116
| bat avg4 = 12.88
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 26
| deliveries4 = 50
| wickets4 = 3
| bowl avg4 = 26.33
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 2/23
| catches/stumpings4 = 4/–
| date = 3 February 2023
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1005373.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Nikolai Leonard Smith''' (born 5 January 1993) is an Italian [cricket](/source/cricket)er who plays for the [Italy national cricket team](/source/Italy_national_cricket_team).[{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1005373.html |title=Nikolai Smith |accessdate=26 May 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}] He qualifies as an Italian citizen through his mother, who comes from [Ottaviano](/source/Ottaviano).[{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLESTOURNAMENTS/articles/000001/000185.shtml |title=Vesuvius legacy enters Italian cricket |work=Cricket Europe |accessdate=19 November 2019 |archive-date=19 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119101632/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLESTOURNAMENTS/articles/000001/000185.shtml |url-status=dead }}]
He made his [Twenty20](/source/Twenty20) cricket debut for [Northern Knights](/source/Northern_Knights_(cricket_team)) in the [2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy](/source/2017_Inter-Provincial_Trophy) on 26 May 2017.[{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1089612.html |title=Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy, Munster Reds v Northern Knights at Cork, May 26, 2017 |accessdate=26 May 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}] He made his [List A](/source/List_A_cricket) debut for Northern Knights in the [2017 Inter-Provincial Cup](/source/2017_Inter-Provincial_Cup) on 29 May 2017.[{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1089606.html |title=Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup, North-West Warriors v Northern Knights at Strabane, May 29, 2017 |accessdate=29 May 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}] He made his [first-class](/source/first-class_cricket) debut for Northern Knights in the [2017 Inter-Provincial Championship](/source/2017_Inter-Provincial_Championship) on 30 May 2017.[{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1089599.html |title=Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship, North-West Warriors v Northern Knights at Eglinton, May 30-Jun 1, 2017 |accessdate=30 May 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}]
In November 2019, he was named in Italy's squad for the [Cricket World Cup Challenge League B](/source/2019_Oman_Cricket_World_Cup_Challenge_League_B) tournament in Oman.[{{cite web|url=http://www.crickitalia.org/media/2968/convocazione-nazionale-2019-oman-2019.pdf |title=ICC Calling Cricket World Cup Challenge League group B |work=Federazione Cricket Italiana |accessdate=7 November 2019}}] In Italy's opening match of the tournament, against [Kenya](/source/Kenya_national_cricket_team), Smith scored his first century in List A cricket.[{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLESTOURNAMENTS/articles/000001/000188.shtml |title=Tale of two centuries |work=Cricket Europe |accessdate=3 December 2019 |archive-date=3 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203182540/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLESTOURNAMENTS/articles/000001/000188.shtml |url-status=dead }}]
In September 2021, he was named in Italy's [Twenty20 International](/source/Twenty20_International) (T20I) squad for the Regional Final of the [2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier](/source/2021_ICC_Men's_T20_World_Cup_Europe_Qualifier) tournament.[{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-england-quick-jade-dernbach-set-to-play-for-italy-in-t20-world-cup-europe-qualifier-1278796 |title=Jade Dernbach set to play for Italy |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=21 September 2021}}] He made his T20I debut on 15 October 2021, for Italy against [Denmark](/source/Denmark_national_cricket_team).[{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1282739.html |title=2nd Match, Almeria, Oct 15 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Region Qualifier |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=15 October 2021}}]
==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=1005373}}
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Category:1993 births
Category:Living people
Category:Irish cricketers
Category:Italian cricketers
Category:Italy Twenty20 International cricketers
Category:Northern Knights cricketers
Category:Cricketers from Cape Town
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