15 Things you don’t know about Graeme Smith

1.  Full name Graeme Craig Smith

2.  Born 1 February 1981 in Johannesburg

3.  Graeme Smith played three Tests, and seven One Day Internationals for South Africa Under-19s, of which five were during the Under 19 Cricket World Cup. He scored one fifty in the test matches, but scored five half-centuries in the one dayers. Smith was also awarded the South African Cricketer of the Year award for his performances in the 2001–02 South African cricket season

4.  Graeme Smith  is South African cricketer and captain of the South African cricket team Test side, having succeeded Shaun Pollock after the 2003 Cricket World Cup

5.  Graeme Smith married Irish singer Morgan Deane, at St Bernard Catholic Church in Claremont, Cape Town in August 2011. Their daughter, Cadence Christine Smith, was born 25 July 2012

6.  On 1 November 2012 Graeme Smith was announced as the new captain of Surrey County Cricket Club starting in the 2013 season

7.  Graeme Smith is also a supporter of Liverpool F.C. and considered Kenny Dalglish as one of his childhood heroes

8.  Graeme Smith appeared in his 100th Test against England on 19 July 2012

9.  Graeme Smith captained his 100th career Test match on 1 February 2013, against Pakistan, on his 32nd Birthday.

10.  Graeme Smith is also currently the overseas player and captain of English side Surrey

11.  Graeme Smith is currently the most successful Test captain

12.  Graeme Smith also holds the world record of a non-wicketkeeper taking most catches (82) in test match wins

13.  Graeme Smith holds the world record of captaining in most test matches (102–101 as captain for South Africa, and 1 for ICC)

14.  Graeme Smith is a fastest South African cricketer to reach 1000 test runs

15.  Graeme Smith holds the world record of highest number of wins in test matches as a captain with 50 wins.