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Top 10 Fascinating Facts about Graeme Smith

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Graeme Craig Smith is a South African cricket commentator and former cricketer who played for South Africa in all formats.

Graeme Smith is a former South African cricket player who also served as the captain of the team.

He was made the captain of the national cricket team after an experience of eight tests only, He has played domestic cricket in South Africa.

Smith studied at the King Edward VII School in Johannesburg. He was selected for the South Africa Under-19 cricket team where he played tests and ODIs.

Smith holds numerous other records in cricket, one being the highest-scoring foreign batsman at Lords the home of cricket with a score of 259.

1. Graeme Smith interestingly has a net worth of over $20 Million

South African cricketer Graeme Smith by Tony Patterson/

The estimated Net Worth of Graeme Smith is over 20 million dollars, he has an exceptional career leading the 袇芯uth 袗fr褨褋邪n t械邪m in international cricket.

He was a tall, left-handed opening batsman for South Africa during their 2003 tour of England, and he scored double centuries in successive Test matches.

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2.SA20 commissioner Graeme Smith hopes the new league will strengthen South Africa鈥檚 cricket

SA20 commissioner Graeme Smith hopes the new local T20 league will strengthen South African cricket like the Indian Premier League did for Indian cricket.

Cricket South Africa will be hoping that this new tournament will be a success after two previous attempts, the Global League T20 and the Mzansi Super League never took off.

Tristan Stubbs became the most expensive player sold at the SA20 auction after he was bought for R9.2 million by the Sunrisers Eastern Cape.

Smith, who stepped down as CSA Director of Cricket, came on as the new face of the T20 league, which sees six IPL franchises co-own their respective SA teams. 

3. The exquisite Graeme Smith is the most successful test captain of all times 

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Smith became the most successful Test captain of all time when he led his team to a fine victory over Pakistan at Cape Town.

Graeme’s captaincy was not overly adventurous it can be placed squarely in the dour tradition of South African captains.

It was clear that he brought his whole being to the job, and that he gave every ounce of energy to his team.

Smith took on and crushed all comers. His body language in the field contrasted sharply with the two England captains on show, Michael Vaughan and Nasser Hussain.

Captaining one鈥檚 country can be a hard road. Captaining South Africa is the hardest road of all.

This is a country that still defines itself, to some extent, by sporting success, success must be achieved alongside the fulfillment of the hopes and dreams of all its people.

4. Amazingly Smith at the age of 19 scored 187 on his first-class debut 

At the age of 19, Smith scored 187 on his first-class debut and stuck a series of short things that were ingrained from the start.

Graeme Craig Smith was born on February 1, 1981, in Johannesburg, the son of Graham, an electrical engineer, and Janet, a draughtswoman.

Smith played provincial soccer until 14 and represented his school at rugby. Cricket, though, was always the thing.

He was only nine when Nelson Mandela was released from jail and spent his teenage years, at King Edward鈥檚 School in Johannesburg, in a society that had moved on from apartheid.

5. Fascinatingly Graeme Smith emerges as the main kingmaker in South African 

Former director of cricket Graeme Smith has emerged as the kingmaker in South Africa鈥檚 new T20 League that will be interlinked with the Indian Premier League.

As CSA鈥檚 director of cricket at the time, Smith鈥檚 designated role was not to negotiate bilateral tours between countries.

But Smith鈥檚 relationship with Board for Control for Cricket in India president Sourav Ganguly was crucial in paving the way for the tour to take place.

The tour went ahead, the Proteas won the Test and one-day series and CSA benefited to the tune of about R600 million.

6. Unbelievably Smith with a broken hand showed a fighting spirit playing with Mitchell Johnson

Smith, with a broken hand and chronic tennis elbow, batted for 29 minutes, every shot causing severe pain in his body before he was eventually clean bowled by a Mitchell Johnson rip snorter.

Going into the third test at Sydney, South Africa had already wrapped up the series, needing over 350 to win the game, South Africa already lost their captain due to a broken hand.

It was looking as though South Africa were going to surrender the third and final test, Smith had been by far the better captain of the series.

Smith showed the fighting spirit that South Africans have and how they are willing to fight to the very end even when all seems lost.

7. In 2003 Graeme Smith remarkably became First South African to Score Double Century at Lord鈥檚

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On this day, 18 years ago in 2003, Graeme Smith smashed a scintillating double century against England at the 鈥楬ome of Cricket鈥� Lord鈥檚 in London.

He became the first one from his country to achieve the feat at the iconic ground, South African batsman rose to the occasion and posted a mammoth total of 682 runs for the loss of six wickets.

Smith achieved the feat during the second game of the five-match series during South Africa鈥檚 tour of England in 2003.

8. The famous Graeme smith was appointed commissioner of the cricket SA T20 league

Cricket South Africa confirmed that former Proteas captain Graeme Smith will be the commissioner of South Africa’s upcoming T20 league.

Smith will be overseeing all aspects and developing what is anticipated to be a dynamic brand that showcases the strength of South African cricket.

Recognized for his leadership qualities and decisive, clear thinking, Smith will lead the League.

9. South Africa鈥檚 astonishing captain Graeme Smith announced his retirement 

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After another disastrous knock in the third Sunfoil Test match vs. Australia in Cape Town South Africa captain, Graeme Smith has announced his retirement from international cricket. 

Smith relayed the news to his teammates shortly after play had ended at Sahara Park Newlands, per Cricket South Africa.

10. Amazingly Graeme smith is married to Romy Lanfranchi one of South Africa鈥檚 greatest lawyer

Romy Lanfranchi is one of South Africa鈥檚 greatest, Graeme Smith’s wife and an attorney as well as a lawyer by profession.

Graeme Smith shares one daughter and one son with his former wife, Morgan Deane, and one with the current woman in his life.