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{{short description|West Indian cricketer (born 1981)}}
{{for|the Australian footballer|Devon Smith (footballer)}}
{{Distinguish|Devin Smith (disambiguation){{!}}Devin Smith}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Devon Smith
| country = West Indies
| full_name = Devon Sheldon Smith
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|10|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Hermitage (Carriacou)|Hermitage]], [[Saint Patrick Parish, Grenada|Saint Patrick]], [[Grenada]]
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right arm [[off spin|off break]]
| role = [[Batsman]]
| family =
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2003–2018

| testdebutdate = 10 April
| testdebutyear = 2003
| testdebutagainst = Australia
| testcap = 247
| lasttestdate = 12 July
| lasttestyear = 2018
| lasttestagainst = Bangladesh

| odidebutdate = 17 May
| odidebutyear = 2003
| odidebutagainst = Australia
| odicap = 114
| lastodidate = 24 July
| lastodiyear = 2013
| lastodiagainst = Pakistan
| odishirt = 28

| T20Idebutdate = 28 June
| T20Idebutyear = 2007
| T20Idebutagainst = England
| T20Icap = 16
| T20Ishirt =
| lastT20Idate = 2 August
| lastT20Iyear = 2009
| lastT20Iagainst = Bangladesh

| club1 = [[Windward Islands cricket team|Windward Islands]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|1998/99–2021/22}}
| club2 = [[St Lucia Zouks]]
| year2 = 2013
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 43
| runs1 = 1,760
| bat avg1 = 23.78
| 100s/50s1 = 1/8
| top score1 = 108
| deliveries1 = 6
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 36/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 47
| runs2 = 1,059
| bat avg2 = 24.62
| 100s/50s2 = 1/5
| top score2 = 107
| deliveries2 = 17
| wickets2 = 0
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 13/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 6
| runs3 = 203
| bat avg3 = 33.83
| 100s/50s3 = 0/2
| top score3 = 61
| deliveries3 = –
| wickets3 = –
| bowl avg3 = –
| fivefor3 = –
| tenfor3 = –
| best bowling3 = –
| catches/stumpings3 = 1/–
| column4 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches4 = 222
| runs4 = 14,584
| bat avg4 = 39.29
| 100s/50s4 = 38/64
| top score4 = 212
| deliveries4 = 604
| wickets4 = 5
| bowl avg4 = 59.40
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 2/33
| catches/stumpings4 = 242/–
| date = 27 November 2023
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/52962.html ESPNcricinfo
}}

'''Devon Sheldon Smith''' (born 21 October 1981 in [[Hermitage (Carriacou)|Hermitage]], [[Saint Patrick Parish, Grenada|Saint Patrick Parish]], [[Grenada]]) is a former [[cricket]]er who featured as an [[Batting order (cricket)#Opening batsmen|opening]] or [[Batting order (cricket)#Top order|top order]] left-handed batsman. He represented the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] and the [[Windward Islands cricket team|Windward Islands]] in regional tournaments.With 11,321 runs,Smith is also the highest runscorer in the history of [[Regional Four Day Competition|West Indian first class cricket competitions]].<ref name=Pavilion>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/pavilion-named-honour-devon-smith/|title=PAVILION NAMED IN HONOUR OF DEVON SMITH|date=28 February 2019|publisher=[[Cricket West Indies]]|website=windiescricket.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/wichamps-devon-smith-churning-out-runs-popcorn-machine/|title=#WICHAMPS: DEVON SMITH CHURNING OUT RUNS LIKE A POPCORN MACHINE|date=26 February 2020|publisher=SportsMax|website=sportsmax.tv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.searchlight.vc/sports/2021/01/29/devon-smith-embraces-new-role/#:~:text=To%20his%20name%2C%20Smith's%20average,in%20regional%20first%20class%20cricket.|title=Devon Smith embraces new role|date=29 January 2021|publisher=[[Searchlight (newspaper)|Searchlight]]|website=searchlight.vc}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/players/ds-smith-2689/|title=Devon Smith|publisher=[[Cricket West Indies]]|website=windiescricket.com}}</ref>

==Domestic cricket==
He made his [[First-class cricket|first-class]] debut in January 1999, opening the batting for the Windward Islands in a [[Regional Four Day Competition]] match, he made low scores of 12 and 4 in a heavy defeat to Barbados.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/67/67024.html|title=Barbados v Windward Islands, Busta Cup 1998/99 | publisher=CricketArchive| access-date= 10 February 2011}}</ref> His first [[Century (cricket)#Half-century|half-century]] was brought up in his third match of the season, scoring 79 in the first innings against the Leeward Islands.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/67/67117.html|title=Windward Islands v Leeward Islands, Busta Cup 1998/99 | publisher=CricketArchive| access-date= 10 February 2011}}</ref> This was the only time he passed 50 runs in his debut season, finishing with a [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]] of 18.44 from nine innings.<ref name="first class batting list">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10366/f_Batting_by_Season.html|title=First-class batting and fielding in each season by Devon Smith | publisher=CricketArchive| access-date= 10 February 2011}}</ref> Despite such, he was picked to play for the West Indies A team against South Africa A in September 2000, making scores of 14 and 23 in a drawn match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/70/70592.html|title=West Indies A v South Africa A, South Africa A in West Indies 2000 | publisher=CricketArchive| access-date= 10 February 2011}}</ref> Smith was later part of the Windward Islands team that won the [[2000–01 Red Stripe Bowl|2000-01]] [[Red Stripe Bowl]], the side's first senior regional championship since 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 October 2000 |title='Winds' of change |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/winds-of-change-93520 |access-date=2023-04-04 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gill |first=Haydn |date=26 October 2000 |title=Turning point for Windwards |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/turning-point-for-windwards-93632 |access-date=2023-04-04 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

The 2001–02 marked a significant improvement in Smith's form, he made 841 first-class runs at an average of 64.69 and scored his first century. A successful tour of England with the West Indies A team followed, yielding 465 runs at an average of 46.50.<ref name="first class batting list"/> In June 2005 Smith was named the 2004 First-Class Cricketer of the year at the WIPA awards. Since he compiled 842 runs, with four centuries, in eight matches at an average of 76.54 during the prior first class season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 June 2005 |title=Lara bags Cricketer of the Year award |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/lara-bags-cricketer-of-the-year-award-210336 |access-date=2023-04-04 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

During the [[2012–13 Regional Super50|2012-13 Super 50]] final Smith put on a 100 run opening partnership with [[Johnson Charles]] and eventually scored a match-winning 67 as the Windwards prevailed by 9 wickets over the Combined Campuses and Colleges. He was adjudged as the final's man of the match alongside allrounder [[Kenroy Peters]]. Smith was also the tournament's leading runscorer, notching 348 runs in eight matches at an average of 58.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 April 2013 |title=Windwards cruise to Regional Super50 title triumph |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/regional-super50-2012-13-592835/combined-campuses-and-colleges-vs-windward-islands-final-592892/match-report |access-date=2023-04-04 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

Smith was part of the Windwards side which defeated Barbados to triumphantly claim the [[2017–18 Regional Super50|2017-18 Super50]] title.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title=Windward Islands Volcanoes is Super50 Cup 2018 Champs |url=http://sundominica.com/articles/4637/ |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=The Sun}}</ref> In June 2018, he was named the Best Regional Four-Day Cricketer of the Year at the annual [[Cricket West Indies]]' Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23862608/shai-hope-stafanie-taylor-clean-cwi-awards |title=Shai Hope, Stafanie Taylor clean up at CWI Awards |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 June 2018}}</ref> Smith then copped the Sir Viv Richards award as the leading run-scorer in the [[2018–19 Regional Four Day Competition]], with 745 runs in nine matches at an average of 43.82.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=27 March 2019 |title=Devon Smith, Cornwall Lead Incentive Award Winners |url=https://spiceislander.com/smith-cornwall-lead-incentive-award-winners/ |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=spiceislander.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In October 2019, he was named in the Windward Islands' squad for the [[2019–20 Regional Super50]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2019/10/21/sports/windwards-name-squad-for-super50s/ |title=Windwards name squad for Super50s |work=Stabroke News |access-date=1 November 2019}}</ref>

==International cricket==
Smith made the step up to international cricket when he was selected in the West Indies squad to face Australia in their [[Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 2003|2003 tour]]. He made his [[Test cricket|Test]] debut in the first match of a four-Test series at [[Bourda]], a score of 3 in the first innings was followed by 62 in the second, in a match that Australia went on to win by 9 wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64024.html |title=The Frank Worrell Trophy – 1st Test, 2002/03 season|access-date=10 February 2011|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> Despite scoring a [[Glossary of cricket terms#pair|pair]] in the second Test, Smith retained his place for the rest of the series, making another half-century in the third Test.<ref name="test batting list">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/52962.html?class=1;template=results;type=allround;view=match|title=Statistics / / DS Smith / Test matches | publisher=ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 10 February 2011}}</ref> Smith also made his [[One Day International|ODI]] debut on the same tour, he played the first three matches of the seven-ODI series, making a highest score of 26.<ref name="odi batting list">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/52962.html?class=2;template=results;type=allround;view=match|title=Statistics / / DS Smith / One-Day Internationals | publisher=ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 10 February 2011}}</ref>

After being dropped from the West Indies team for their 2003–04 tours of Zimbabwe and South Africa, Smith regained his place for [[English cricket team in West Indies in 2003–04|England's tour]] following an impressive domestic season,<ref name="Smith pops England's bubble">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/139939.html|title=Smith pops England's bubble | publisher=ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 10 February 2011}}</ref> where he was the leading batsman in the Regional Four Day Competition, scoring 842 runs at an average of 76.54.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/WI/Carib_Beer_Cup_2003-04/Batting_by_Runs.html|title=Batting and fielding in the Carib Beer Cup 2003/04 (ordered by runs) | publisher=CricketArchive| access-date= 10 February 2011}}</ref> His good form continued into the first Test of the series, where he made 108, described as a "gritty effort laced with occasional panache", his first Test century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/139928.html|title=Smith and Hinds revive West Indies | publisher=ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 10 February 2011}}</ref> Smith was unable to play in the final two matches of the four-Test series after fracturing his thumb while practising in the [[Cricket nets|nets]].<ref name="cricinfo profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/52962.html|title=Players / West Indies / Devon Smith | publisher=ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 10 February 2011}}</ref>

From May 2004 to June 2005 Smith played six Test matches, failing to reach a half-century in that time.<ref name="test batting list"/> During the [[West Indian cricket team in England in 2004|2004 tour of England]] he played three ODIs in the [[NatWest Series]], where he made a highest score of 44, it was his last appearance for the ODI team until January 2007.<ref name="odi batting list"/> Smith made a slight return to form in November 2005 against Australia in Brisbane. In a heavy defeat he was the only West Indies player to score a half century, making 88 in the first innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/223889.html|title=The Frank Worrell Trophy – 1st Test, 2005/06 season | publisher=ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 10 February 2011}}</ref> Despite this Smith did not perform well in the rest of the series and again lost his place in the side.<ref name="cricinfo profile"/>

===Return to the side===
Smith made his return to international cricket in January 2007 for the West Indies's [[West Indian cricket team in India in 2006–07|tour of India]], he played in three matches of the four-ODI series, making a highest score of 33. He retained his place in the side for the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]], he did not feature in the early stages of the tournament, but he played three matches in the [[2007 Cricket World Cup Super Eight stage|Super Eight stage]]. He averaged 33.00 from his three innings, including a highest score of 61.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/WI/ICC_World_Cup_2006-07/Batting_by_Average.html|title=Batting and fielding in ICC World Cup 2006/07 (ordered by average) | publisher=CricketArchive| access-date= 10 February 2011}}</ref> Smith played no further part in the tournament as the West Indies were unable to advance to the semi-finals. In June 2007 Smith made his [[Twenty20 International]] debut, striking three [[Boundary (cricket)|sixes]] in an innings of 61.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/258463.html|title=West Indies in England T20I Series – 1st T20I, 2007 season | publisher=ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 10 February 2011}}</ref> Later in the year he played both of the West Indies's two matches in the [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|World Twenty20]], making scores of 35 and 51.<ref name="T20 batting list">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/52962.html?class=3;template=results;type=allround;view=match|title=Statistics / / DS Smith / Twenty20 Internationals | publisher=ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 10 February 2011}}</ref> During the 2007 ICC World T20, he along with [[Chris Gayle]] also set the record for the highest ever opening partnership in the history of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/fow/highest_partnerships_by_wicket.html?id=89;type=trophy |title=Highest partnership for opening stand in T20 World Cups |access-date=28 March 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411221922/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/fow/highest_partnerships_by_wicket.html?id=89%3Btype%3Dtrophy |archive-date=11 April 2017 }}</ref>
His return to the Test side also came in 2007, he played in all four Tests of the [[West Indian cricket team in England in 2007|series in England]]. It was a disappointing series from Smith who averaged 21.28 with a highest score of 42.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/engvwi/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=2868;team=4;type=series|title=The Wisden Trophy, 2007 – West Indies / Records / Batting and bowling averages | publisher=ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 10 February 2011}}</ref> This was followed by an even worse [[West Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2007–08|ODI series in Zimbabwe]], where in four innings he only managed a highest score of 5. An improvement came on the [[West Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2007–08|tour to South Africa]], he hit three sixes in scoring 91.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/298809.html|title=West Indies in South Africa ODI Series – 5th ODI, 2007/08 season | publisher=ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 10 February 2011}}</ref>

After playing in the Test series against Sri Lanka and Australia, where he made a highest score of 48 from eight innings,<ref name="test batting list"/> he was dropped from the side for the tour to New Zealand. However, following a career best performance for the Windward Islands, scoring 212 runs against Guyana, he was rewarded with a recall to the side for the home series against England.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-cricket-windies-idUKTRE50N00P20090124|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306151902/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-cricket-windies-idUKTRE50N00P20090124|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 March 2016|title=Smith returns to Windies test squad | agency=Reuters| access-date= 10 February 2011|first=Simon|last=Evans|date=24 January 2009}}</ref> He played in all five Tests of the series and finished with an average of 27.50 with a highest score of 55, his only half-century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=4326;team=4;type=series|title=Records / The Wisden Trophy, 2008/09 – West Indies / Batting and bowling averages | publisher=ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 10 February 2011}}</ref> He also played both matches of the following Test series, again against England. Although he failed to reach a half-century in his four innings, his average of 26.25 was the third highest for the West Indies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=4848;team=4;type=series|title=Records / The Wisden Trophy, 2009 – West Indies / Batting and bowling averages
| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 10 February 2011}}</ref> The second Test against England was the last Test Smith played in 2009, however he featured in the home ODI series against Bangladesh, where he made a highest score of 65.<ref name="odi batting list"/> He was playing with an under-strength West Indies team because of the [[West Indies Players' Association]] strike.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wivbdesh2009/content/story/416326.html|title=Bangladesh look to build on Test success
| publisher=ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 10 February 2011}}</ref> He played only one international match in 2010, scoring 55 in a drawn Test against Sri Lanka.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/464989.html|title=West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series – 3rd Test, 2010/11 season | publisher=ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 10 February 2011}}</ref> Despite not playing in an ODI since September 2009, Smith was included in the West Indies squad for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/497493.html|title=Ramnaresh Sarwan recalled for World Cup | publisher=ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 10 February 2011}}</ref> He finished the tournament as the highest run-scorer for the West Indies; 300 runs at an average of 42.85 and a top score of 107, his maiden ODI century.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=4857;type=tournament |title=ICC Cricket World Cup, 2010/11 / Records / Most runs |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=5 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902073331/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=4857%3Btype%3Dtournament |archive-date=2 September 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/mar/11/ireland-west-indies-world-cup|title=Devon Smith and Kieron Pollard lead West Indies to win over Ireland|date=11 March 2011|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|website=theguardian.com}}</ref>

Following the World Cup, Smith was selected for the ODI and Test squads for Pakistan's tour. After disappointing Test and ODI series where, troubled by the spin bowling attack of Pakistan, Smith managed only 47 runs from five innings,<ref name="odi batting list"/> he was dropped from the side.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-pakistan-2011/content/story/515799.html|title=West Indies eye rare series win | publisher=ESPNcricinfo| access-date= 5 September 2011}}</ref>

Smith was recalled to the West Indies team for the tour of South Africa on 1 December 2014 to replace an injured Chris Gayle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grenadasports.gd/devon-smith-recalled-west-indies-team|title=Devon Smith recalled to the West Indies Team | publisher=GrenadaSports | access-date= 1 December 2014}}</ref>

==Accolades==
On 28 February 2019 the players pavilion at the [[National Cricket Stadium (Grenada)|Grenada National Cricket Stadium]] was renamed in Smith's honour.<ref name=Pavilion />

==References==
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