Italy · Edinburgh Castle Rockers
Jon-Jon Smuts
38South Africa
- Right-handed watchful top-order batter
- Left-arm orthodox spin bowler
- Middle-overs bowler
- Batting rating
- −0.2
- runs versus average over 4 overs
- Bowling rating
- +1.0
- runs versus average over 4 overs
- T20 matches
- 161
- since Feb 2012
Men's T20
- Runs a match
- +0.2
- above an average player
| Last 2 years | Mat | Runs | Avg | SR | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 21 | 330 | 16.5 | 117.4 | 13 | 31.2 | 6.94 |
Men's T20
- Runs a match
- +1.2
- above an average player
| Last 2 years | Mat | Runs | Avg | SR | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 21 | 330 | 16.5 | 117.4 | 13 | 31.2 | 6.94 |
Teams
- ItalyInternationalLast international Feb 2026
- Edinburgh Castle RockersETPL|1Bats at 1 · Opener · 5 appearances in the club's latest season
Leagues
| Years | Mat | Runs | Avg | SR | Wkts | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSA T20 | 2012–2024 | 89 | 2,019 | 26.2 | 126.3 | 62 | 6.61 |
| SA20 | 2023–2025 | 24 | 534 | 25.4 | 131.9 | 8 | 7.25 |
| Mzansi Super League | 2018–2019 | 20 | 457 | 28.6 | 122.2 | 13 | 7.08 |
| ETPL | 2026 | 5 | 151 | 30.2 | 143.8 | 4 | 5.33 |
| CPL | 2016 | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 147.5 | 0 | 20.00 |
Batting style
T20
Watchful top-order batter
| Player | Par | Below parAbove par | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strike rate | 120 | 127 | |
| Boundary % | 16.5 | 16.2 | |
| Dot % | 44.4 | 39.6 | |
| Sixes, % of boundaries | 33 | 33 | |
| Strike rate v pace | 125 | 132 | |
| Strike rate v spin | 111 | 121 | |
| Strike rate, first 10 balls | 115 | 109 | |
| Balls per dismissal | 16 | 19 |
405 balls · Jan 2024 – Feb 2026
Batting
| Mat | Inns | Runs | Balls | Avg | SR | HS | 50s | 4s | 6s | Dot % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 161 | 155 | 3,477 | 2,759 | 24.7 | 126.0 | 121 | 20 | 368 | 110 | 39.7 |
| ETPL | 5 | 5 | 151 | 105 | 30.2 | 143.8 | 98 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 9 | 211 | 160 | 23.4 | 131.9 | 98 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 41.3 |
Bowling
| Inns | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Avg | SR | Dot % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 136 | 400.0 | 2,721 | 94 | 6.80 | 28.9 | 25.5 | 34.3 |
| ETPL | 4 | 9.0 | 48 | 4 | 5.33 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 42.6 |
| Last 10 | 9 | 28.0 | 177 | 9 | 6.32 | 19.7 | 18.7 | 38.1 |
By phase
| Balls faced | SR | Out | Balls bowled | Econ | Wkts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerplay | 1,392 | 117.1 | 76 | 408 | 6.49 | 8 |
| Middle overs | 1,099 | 126.2 | 44 | 1,763 | 6.65 | 72 |
| Death (overs 16–20) | 268 | 171.6 | 21 | 229 | 8.57 | 14 |
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths
- Death (overs 16–20), battingSR 172 (field 150 across CSA T20 Challenge, SA20 and 3 more)
- Middle overs, bowling6.65 an over (field 7.48 across CSA T20 Challenge, Mzansi Super League and 4 more)
- Economy6.80 an over (field 7.64 across CSA T20 Challenge, Mzansi Super League and 4 more)
Weaknesses
- Wicket-takingone every 25.5 balls (field 20.9 across CSA T20 Challenge, Mzansi Super League and 4 more)