Kai Smith
UAE cricket player
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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]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Smith in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 November 2004 Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022–present | Warwickshire (squad no. 11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 4 April 2025 Warwickshire v Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 2 August 2022 Warwickshire v Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal life
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]
Career
UAE
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 runs against Papua New Guinea in a warm-up match.[3]
Smith played for the Rawalpindi Raiders in the 2022 Pakistan Junior League.[1]
England
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] Smith signed a new two-year contract with Warwickshire in July 2025.[4]