45 Facts About Dwayne Smith

Dwayne Romel Smith was born on 12 April 1983 and is a former Barbadian international cricketer who has represented the West Indies in all three formats of the game.

Dwayne Smith had played for Barbados since the start of his career but played three seasons, from 2008 to 2010, for Sussex.

Dwayne Smith became a sought-after Twenty20 player, making appearances in the Indian Premier League for the Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians together with the Deccan Chargers, Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League, New South Wales in the Australian Big Bash, and Khulna Royal Bengals in the Bangladesh Premier League.

On 1 March 2017, Dwayne Smith announced his retirement from international cricket.

Dwayne Smith previously held the record for the highest strike rate of 414.28 in a T20I innings, before it was broken by Harry Brook in 2023.

Dwayne Smith made his first-class debut for Barbados in January 2002 in a Busta Cup match against Guyana.

Dwayne Smith did not bowl in the match but made scores of 10 and 35; his second innings ended after he was out hit wicket, an unusual form of dismissal.

Dwayne Smith finished the season with a batting average of 21.36.

Dwayne Smith took seven wickets at an average of 28.42.

Barbados finished as tournament winners but Dwayne Smith did not feature in the final.

Dwayne Smith went on to score the most runs in the 2009 edition of the WICB Cup.

Dwayne Smith later won with Barbados the 2011 WICB Cup title, which was shared with the Leeward Islands.

Dwayne Smith won the 2014 CPL title with the Barbados Tridents, scoring a match winning 59 in the final against the Guyana Amazon Warriors.

Dwayne Smith top-scored in the 2014 Regional Super 50 tournament.

Dwayne Smith went on to score a match-winning innings of 83 for Barbados against Trinidad and Tobago in the final of the tournament.

Dwayne Smith was awarded the man of the match for his triumphant knock.

Dwayne Smith played four games during the season and was most notable for his bowling; he took 5 wickets at an average of 16.60.

Dwayne Smith's batting was a lot more successful than his bowling on this occasion; he scored 215 runs at an average of 26.87 compared with 1 wicket at an average of 124.00.

Deccan Chargers won the tournament but Dwayne Smith did not appear in the knock-out stages.

Dwayne Smith was retained by the Deccan chargers for the 2010 season but only played three matches.

In 2014, Dwayne Smith was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs.

Dwayne Smith was bought for disclosed amount by Islamabad United he made his debut in 2016 season.

Dwayne Smith joined the side when half of team's matches were played.

Dwayne Smith was retained by United at 2017 Pakistan Super League players draft.

Dwayne Smith was the leading run scorer for his side scoring 274 runs in 9 matches he played.

Dwayne Smith has spent three seasons playing for the English County side Sussex.

Dwayne Smith originally signed for Sussex on a short-term deal for their 2008 Twenty20 Cup season.

That season Dwayne Smith played in for Sussex in the Pro40.

Dwayne Smith played seven of the eight matches, helping Sussex to the Division one title.

Dwayne Smith played a much greater role in the following season for Sussex, making appearances in all four domestic competitions.

Dwayne Smith took a hat-trick in a game against Nottinghamshire.

Dwayne Smith decided to play for Sussex rather than his IPL team, the Deccan Chargers, who had qualified for the tournament.

Dwayne Smith returned to Sussex to play in the Friends Life t20 in 2010 as an overseas player after his Kolpak status had expired.

Dwayne Smith played all five matches in the group stage as New South Wales finished fourth and did not proceed to the final.

Dwayne Smith was selected by India Capitals for the first season of Legends League Cricket and by Urbanrisers Hyderabad for the second season.

Dwayne Smith made his Test debut in the third match of the series.

Dwayne Smith played nine more Tests for the West Indies over the next two years without excelling with bat or ball, his debut hundred remains the only time he has passed 50 in a Test innings.

Dwayne Smith played all five matches of the series and finished with a disappointing average of 12.33.

Later in the year Dwayne Smith endured a disastrous tour of England.

Dwayne Smith's performance was poor, in particular his bowling, he took one wicket for 135 runs.

Dwayne Smith had more success in the Indian Oil Cup later in the year, playing against India and hosts, Sri Lanka.

The West Indies failed to qualify for the final but Dwayne Smith finished the tournament with respectable averages of 31.75 with the bat and 40.00 with the ball.

Dwayne Smith made his Twenty20 International debut during the tour, scoring 9 runs and taking 2 wickets in a tied match.

Dwayne Smith ended a gap of nearly two and a half years out of the West Indies side when he was called up to the squad for the ODI and T20I series in Australia in early 2010.

Dwayne Smith was recalled for the Twenty20 series against England in September 2011.