About Jane Smit
Born 1972. Jane Smit is a British cricketer.
Jane Smit (born 24 December 1972) is an English former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in 21 Test matches, 109 One Day Internationals and 4 Twenty20 Internationals for England between 1992 and 2008 and was part of the team which regained the Ashes in 2005. She played domestic cricket for East Midlands from 1989 to 1999 and Nottinghamshire from 2000 to 2017.
In the 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand, Smit and Claire Taylor shared a partnership of 188* against Sri Lanka at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln. It remains the highest fifth-wicket partnership in Women's One Day Internationals.
Smit holds the record for most dismissals as wicket-keeper in Women's Cricket World Cup history (40).
Her brother David represented Derbyshire Cricket Board in List A cricket between 1999 and 2002.
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Who is Jane Smit?
cricketer (born 1972)
When was Jane Smit born?
Jane Smit was born on 24 December 1972 in Ilkeston.
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Jane Smit is a cricketer.
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Jane Smit is British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jane Smit. https://biography.guide/jane-smit/
MLA: "Jane Smit." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jane-smit/.
Chicago: "Jane Smit." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/jane-smit/.
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