Jamie Smith gets to 1,000 Test runs for England: Stats
What's the story
England's star wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith has gone past 1,000 Test runs. He accomplished the milestone with his third run on Day 2 of the ongoing third Test versus India at Lord's. Smith, who made his Test debut last year, has emerged as a vital part of the team. Many even back him to become England's greatest-ever keeper in whites. Let's decode his stats.
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Smith scores a valiant 56-ball 51
Smith ended up scoring a valiant knock of 51 runs from 56 balls. His knock had six fours. He was part of an 88-run stand for the 8th wicket alongside Brydon Carse. England ended up scoring 387/10 in the 1st innings.
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Fewest innings to 1,000 runs by wicketkeepers
As per Cricbuzz, Smith became the joint-fastest keeper to accomplish 1,000 Test runs, having taken 21 innings. While he equaled South Africa's Quinton de Kock, Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal (22), England's Jonny Bairstow (22), Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara (23), SA's AB de Villiers (23), and WI's Jeff Dujon (24) trail the duo. Smith has also consumed the fewest balls to 1,000 Test runs (1,303).
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An average of 58-plus in Tests for Smith
Playing his 13th Test (21 innings), Smith has raced to 1,048 runs at 58.22, as per ESPNcricinfo. The tally includes six fifties and a couple of tons. Over 850 runs of Smith (898) have come at home at an average of 69.07. Meanwhile, he owns 150 runs from 3 Tests (5 innings) in away matches (home of opposition) at 30.
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Highest average as keeper in Tests
Smith's average of 58-plus is the highest for a player with 1,000-plus Test runs as a designated keeper. South Africa's AB de Villiers (57.41) is the only other batter with a 54-plus average on this list. Meanwhile, Smith's strike rate is over 75.
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Highest individual score for an England keeper in Tests
Smith scripted history by scoring 184* and 88 in the preceding Test at Edgbaston. His 184* is now the highest individual score by an England keeper in Tests. He also broke the record for the highest score by an England batter at No.7 in a Test match, previously held by KS Ranjitsinhji (175) for 128 years.
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Smith made this unique record with 272 runs aggregate
As per Cricbuzz, Smith also recorded the 3rd-highest match aggregate score by a wicketkeeper in Tests. Highest match aggregate by a wicketkeeper: 341 - Andy Flower (142 & 199*) vs South Africa, 2001 287 - Andy Flower (55 & 232*) vs India, 2000 272 - Jamie Smith (184* & 88) vs India, 2025 253 - Andy Flower (183* & 70) vs India, 2000