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{{Infobox cricketer
#REDIRECT [[List of Warwickshire County Cricket Club players]]▼
| name = Kai Smith
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|10|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling =
| role = [[Wicket-keeper]]
| year1 = 2022–present
| date = 7 January 2023
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/kai-smith-1178645 ESPNcricinfo
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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.<ref name=cricinfo>{{cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/kai-smith-1178645|title=Kai Smith|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=7 January 2023}}</ref>
==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]].<ref name=radley>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2021/08/26/uae-teen-cricketer-prepares-for-dream-appearance-at-lords/|title=UAE teen cricketer prepares for dream appearance at Lord's|newspaper=The National|location=Abu Dhabi|date=26 August 2021|accessdate=7 January 2023|first=Paul|last=Radley}}</ref>
==Career==
===UAE===
Smith represented the UAE at the [[2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]] in South Africa at the age of 16. He returned to the UAE squad for the [[2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]] in the West Indies. He scored 145 against [[Papua New Guinea national under-19 cricket team|Papua New Guinea]] in a warm-up match.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2022/01/13/under-19-world-cup-kai-smith-wants-uae-to-rewrite-the-history-books-in-the-caribbean/|title=Under 19 World Cup: Kai Smith wants UAE to ‘rewrite the history books’ in the Caribbean|newspaper=The National|location=Abu Dhabi|date=13 January 2022|accessdate=7 January 2023|first=Paul|last=Radley}}</ref>
Smith played for the Rawalpindi Raiders in the [[2022 Pakistan Junior League]].<ref name=cricinfo/>
===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.<ref name=radley/> Smith made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut for Warwickshire against [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]] in the [[2022 Royal London One-Day Cup]] in August 2022.<ref name=cricinfo/>
==References==
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