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Seren Smale

Seren Smale

Welsh cricketer

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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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

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    "Player Profile: Seren Smale". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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    "Player Profile: Seren Smale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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    "Cheshire Women v Worcestershire Women, 23 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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    "Batting and Fielding for Cumbria Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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    "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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    "Sale, Sep 10 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Thunder v Southern Vipers". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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    "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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    "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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    "Danielle Gibson fires rapid fifty to help Western Storm quell Thunder". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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    "Heap and Smale sign professional contracts". Lancashire Cricket. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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    "The Hundred 2023: Squads in full". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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    "England Women U19 announce squad for ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023". England and Wales Cricket Board. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
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    "Records/ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2022/23 - England Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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    "15th Match, Group B, Potchefstroom, January 17 2023, ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup: England Women Under-19s v Pakistan Women Under-19s". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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