Smith was born in Sydney to an Australian father, Peter, who has a degree in chemistry and works with pigments and waxes,and a British mother. He was educated at Menai High School, but at 17 he earned the approval of the school’s principal to skip the High School Certificate (HSC) and play cricket in England.[6][7]
Smith made his first class debut against Western Australia at the SCG on 24 January 2008. He scored 33 in his only innings as NSW defeated WA outright.
He was part of the New South Wales team that won the 2009 Twenty20 Champions League. In the final against Trinidad and Tobago in the final at Hyderabad, Smith made 33 with the bat and took two wickets.
In November 2009, during a Ford Ranger Cup match against Tasmania, Smith attempted to resurrect the innings after a middle order collapse with a quickfire 81 off 59 deliveries, taking the Blues total to a respectable 271. The game was lost despite Smith’s efforts.
Smith made his international cricket debut in a T20 international match against Pakistan at Melbourne in February 2010. The same month, he made is one day international debut against the West Indies also at Melbourne, playing in the fifth match of the series.
Smith made his Test debut at Lords in July 2010, playing both Tests against Pakistan in the 2010 Test series played in England. He was selected mainly for his bowling, and batted down the order, although his bowling was not required in the first innings. In the second innings, he took 3 wickets for 51 as Australian won by 150 runs. In the second Test he was called to bowl only ten overs and took no wickets, although he played an impressive role with the bat in the second innings. Batting with the tail, he scored 77 including nine fours and two sixes off successive balls, helping Australia to set a competitive target after having been bowled out for 88 in the first innings.
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1. Who took 5 wickets for J&K in the Ranji Trophy match against MP?
2. For which team Steve Smith played in IPL-7?
3. Who is the coach of cricketer Ian Dev Singh?
4. Who is the president of Jammu & Kashmir Badminton Association?
5. Who is Shiv Kumar Sharma?
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1.Ian Dev Singh 2. None 3. Virender Sharma 4. Ajay Sharma 5. Young golfer from J&K.
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