South Africa vs England Test series : GC Smith joins the select band of captains who have scored 150 plus runs on six more occasions

South Africa vs England Test series : GC Smith joins the select band of captains who have scored 150 plus runs on six more occasions

GC Smith’s 183 in the second innings of the Cape Town test against England provide the sixth occasion of his scoring 150 plus runs. The six occasions are listed below

No GC Smith Score Opp Ground Mon/Yr
1 GC Smith 277 Eng Birmingham Jul 2003
2 GC Smith 259 Eng Lord’s Jul 2003
3 GC Smith 232 Ban Chittagong Feb 2008
4 GC Smith 154* Eng Birmingham Jul 2008
5 GC Smith 157 Ban Bloemfontein Nov 2008
6 GC Smith 183 Eng Cape Town Jan 2010

GC Smith with six his scores of 150 plus runs joins the select band of captains who have scored six or more 150 plus scores in the annals of test cricket to become the sixth captain. Others are DG Bradman of Australia {08}, BC Lara of West Indies {07}, DPMD Jayawardene {six}, RB Simpson of Australia {06} and SR Waugh of Australia {06}

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