Seren Anna Smale (born 13 December 2004) is a Welsh cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire, North West Thunder and Southern Brave. She plays as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. She has previously played for Cheshire, as well as making appearances for North Representative XI and Cumbria in 2021.[1][2][3]
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| Full name | Seren Anna Smale | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 December 2004 Wrexham, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Cheshire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | North Representative XI | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Cumbria | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | North West Thunder | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Southern Brave | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 16 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
Smale was born on 13 December 2004 in Wrexham.[2] She plays club cricket for Buckley Cricket Club [4]
Domestic career
Smale made her county debut in 2019, for Cheshire against Yorkshire.[5] She scored 17* in her second and final match for Cheshire, against Worcestershire.[6]
In 2021, Smale was named in the Lancashire squad, whilst also being dual-registered with Cumbria and appearing for North Representative XI. She scored 76 runs in 6 matches across the tournament.[7][8] She played for Lancashire in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 32 runs in two innings.[9] In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, she scored 201 runs for the side at an average of 67.00 in four innings for Lancashire, including scoring 121* against Cumbria.[10][11]
She was named in the North West Thunder Academy squad for the 2021 season.[4] She was added to the full squad in September 2021, and made her debut for the side on 10 September, in a Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match against Southern Vipers.[12] Overall, she played three matches in the tournament, scoring 25 runs.[13] She played two matches for North West Thunder in 2022, both in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[14] Against Western Storm in the final match of the season, Smale scored her maiden half-century, making 57 as well as being part of Thunder's highest-ever opening partnership, of 87 with Deandra Dottin.[15] In February 2023, it was announced that Smale had signed her first professional contract with North West Thunder.[16] In 2023, she played 11 matches for North West Thunder, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, including scoring 94 in a Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match against Central Sparks.[17][18][19] She was also signed by Southern Brave for The Hundred, but did not play a match.[20]
International career
In October 2022, Smale was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[21] She played six matches at the tournament, scoring 121 runs at an average of 30.25, including a Player of the Match performance against Pakistan.[22][23]
References
External links
- Seren Smale at ESPNcricinfo
- Seren Smale at CricketArchive (subscription required)