JJ Smuts

JJ Smuts
Personal information
Full name
Jon-Jon Trevor Smuts
Born (1988-09-21) 21 September 1988
Grahamstown, Cape Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBatting all-rounder
RelationsKelly Smuts (brother)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 135)4 February 2020 v England
Last ODI7 April 2021 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 69)20 January 2017 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I14 February 2021 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006/07–2021/22Eastern Province
2007/08–2020/21Warriors (squad no. 21)
2016St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
2018–2019Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
2022/23–presentKwaZulu-Natal Coastal
2023Sunrisers Eastern Cape
2024–presentDurban's Super Giants
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 6 13 118 168
Runs scored 200 174 6,315 5,645
Batting average 50.00 13.38 32.89 37.38
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 10/33 9/38
Top score 84 45 156 173*
Balls bowled 180 136 12,468 5,558
Wickets 4 1 206 117
Bowling average 41.00 178.00 31.66 38.75
5 wickets in innings 0 0 7 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 2 0
Best bowling 2/42 1/19 6/47 4/4
Catches/stumpings 3/– 1/– 64/– 49/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 April 2025

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 South African Emerging Players' squad to tour Australia. In the 2018 South African Cricket Annual, he was named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year. He is the brother of cricket player Kelly Smuts.