| Kelly Smuts | |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Grahamstown, South Africa |
| Date: | 23 April 2017 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/327829.html Cricinfo |
Kelly Royce Smuts (born 22 January 1990) is a South African cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who plays for Eastern Province. He was born in Grahamstown.
Smuts made his cricketing debut for South Africa Under-19s, playing a single Under-19 Test match against Bangladesh. He later played two matches in a Tri-Nation tournament, one against Bangladesh and one against India.
Smuts made two appearances during the CSA Under-19 Competition in 2008–09. Smuts made his first-class debut for Eastern Province during the 2009–10 season, against Gauteng.[1] He was included in the Eastern Province cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[2] In the 2015–16 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, he became the first player to make a century and take 13 wickets during a first-class match in South Africa.[3] In April 2017, he made the highest total in the history of the Lancashire League, scoring 211 for Todmorden Cricket Club.[4]
In August 2017, he was named in Durban Qalandars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[5] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[6]
He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for Eastern Province, with 646 runs in eight matches.[7]
In September 2018, he was named in Eastern Province's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[8] In September 2019, he was named in Eastern Province's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.[9]
Smuts' brother, JJ Smuts, is also a first-class cricketer.