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Graeme Craig Smith (born 1 February 1981) is a South African cricket commentator and former cricketer who played for South Africa in all formats. In 2003, he was appointed captain of the national team, taking over from Shaun Pollock. He held the position of test captain until his retirement in 2014. [2]
Graeme Smith's five double centuries is a record for South Africa. Graeme Smith is a retired South African cricketer who played international cricket between 2002 and 2014. [1] In a career spanning 12 years, he scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) on 27 and 10 occasions in Test and One Day International (ODI
Graeme Smith (left) holds the record for most Test matches as captain, as well as most Test wins. [1] Steve Waugh (right) is the most successful Test captain, with a winning ratio of 72%. [ 2 ]
Graeme Smith, who led the South African cricket team from 2003 to 2014, holds the record for the most matches played as captain in Test cricket with 109. [ 192 ] Rank
No of test record held: 239 ... Graeme Smith: 72.00: 2008 1595 Michael Clarke: 106.33: ... Match records as captain. Best figures in a match as captain
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the South African cricket team for at least one Test match.Where a player has a dagger (†) next to a Test match series in which he captained at least one Test, that denotes that player deputised for the appointed captain or were appointed by the home authority for a minor proportion in a series.
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Graeme Smith was made captain, although following injuries to Smith and Jacques Kallis, Ashwell Prince deputised as Test captain on 12 July 2006. At the age of 29, he became the first non-white man to captain the once all-white South African cricket team.