| Kai Smith | |
| Birth Date: | 28 November 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Warwickshire |
| Clubnumber1: | 11 |
| Type1: | List A |
| Debutdate1: | 2 August |
| Debutyear1: | 2022 |
| Debutfor1: | Warwickshire |
| Debutagainst1: | Gloucestershire |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | List A |
| Matches1: | 14 |
| Runs1: | 137 |
| Bat Avg1: | 22.83 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 29 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/– |
| Date: | 1 October 2023 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/kai-smith-1178645 ESPNcricinfo |
Kai Smith (born 28 November 2004) is a professional cricketer who has played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club and the United Arab Emirates national under-19 cricket team. He is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman.[1]
Smith was born and raised in Dubai to South African parents. He attended Nord Anglia International School Dubai before moving to boarding school in Kent to complete his A-levels.[2]
Smith represented the UAE at the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa at the age of 15. He returned to the UAE squad for the 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies. He scored 145 against Papua New Guinea in a warm-up match.[3]
Smith played for the Rawalpindi Raiders in the 2022 Pakistan Junior League.[1]
Smith was introduced to the Warwickshire County Cricket Club system by Dougie Brown, a former UAE coach. He was selected for the English Schools Cricket Association to play against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in September 2021.[2] Smith made his List A debut for Warwickshire against Gloucestershire in the 2022 Royal London One-Day Cup in August 2022.[1]