Kelly Royce Smuts (born 22 January 1990) is a South African

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er. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who plays for Eastern Province. He was born in

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. Smuts made his cricketing debut for South Africa Under-19s, playing a single Under-19 Test match against Bangladesh. He later played two matches in a Tri-Nation tournament, one against Bangladesh and one against India. Smuts made two appearances during the CSA Under-19 Competition in 2008–09. Smuts made his first-class debut for Eastern Province during the 2009–10 season, against

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. He was included in the

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squad for the

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. In the 2015–16 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, he became the first player to make a century and take 13 wickets during a first-class match in South Africa. In April 2017, he made the highest total in the history of the Lancashire League, scoring 211 for Todmorden Cricket Club. In August 2017, he was named in Durban Qalandars' squad for the first season of the

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. However, in October 2017,

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initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after. He was the leading run-scorer in the

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for Eastern Province, with 646 runs in eight matches. In September 2018, he was named in Eastern Province's squad for the

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. In September 2019, he was named in Eastern Province's squad for the

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. Smuts' brother,

JJ Smuts Jon-Jon Trevor Smuts (born 21 September 1988) is a South African cricketer who plays for the Warriors in the South African domestic competitions. He is a right-handed opening batsman and a slow left-arm bowler. In 2010 he was selected for the So ...

, is also a first-class cricketer.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smuts, Kelly 1990 births Living people South African cricketers Eastern Province cricketers Warriors cricketers 21st-century South African sportsmen Cricketers from Makhanda, Eastern Cape