Gregory Marc Smith is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who plays for Essex. He had previously played for Derbyshire for eight years. Smith's cricketing career began when he played in the Under-19 World Cup competition of 2002 for South Africa, debuting with a steady bowling performance against Bangladesh in a convincing victory for his side. South Africa were to make it to the final of the competition, in which Smith scored a half-century from the number one batting position, though it was not enough to see his team win the match, as this was countered by a century by New South Wales' Under-19 Australian representative Jarrad Burke. Smith made his first appearance in first-class cricket in October 2003, playing for Griqualand West in the 2003?04 SuperSport series, in which the team finished in second place in the league. Smith would make one half-century during 2003?04, against Boland, and left the team in the summer of 2004. Desperate for a County Championship place at a burgeoning team, Smith joined Derbyshire and made his debut Second XI Championship appearance in the same period, in July 2004. 

April 20th, 1983 in Johannesburg (Age 41)