NEW DELHI: England’s Jamie Smith etched his title into the report books on Day 2 of the Lord’s Check in opposition to India, matching Quinton de Kock’s report for the quickest 1,000 runs in Check cricket by a wicketkeeper. Smith reached the milestone in simply 21 innings — the identical quantity it took the South African star — since making his debut in July final yr.Needing simply three runs to attain the landmark, Smith acquired there with a boundary off Mohammed Siraj within the 87th over of England’s first innings, shortly after Ben Stokes was bowled by Jasprit Bumrah for 44.Smith has been in spectacular kind. At Edgbaston, within the earlier Check, he walked in at a precarious 84/5 and smashed a 100 off simply 80 balls — the joint-third quickest Check century for England. His unbeaten 184 off 207 deliveries in that match turned the best Check rating by an English wicketkeeper, surpassing Alec Stewart’s 173* in opposition to New Zealand in 1997.Within the second innings at Edgbaston, whereas England collapsed chasing 608, Smith fought a lone battle with a gritty 88 off 99 balls of their 336-run loss.
With this feat, Smith joins an elite group of wicketkeeper-batters. Behind him are Jonny Bairstow and Dinesh Chandimal (22 innings), Kumar Sangakkara and AB de Villiers (23), Jeff Dujon (24), and BJ Watling, Tom Blundell, and Les Ames (25 innings every).Quickest to 1000 Check runs as wicketkeeper:
| Participant | Innings |
|---|---|
| Quinton de Kock / Jamie Smith | 21 |
| Dinesh Chandimal / Jonny Bairstow | 22 |
| Kumar Sangakkara / AB de Villiers | 23 |
| Jeff Dujon | 24 |
| BJ Watling / Les Ames / Tom Blundell | 25 |
