Lauren Smith (cricketer)

Lauren Georgia Smith (born 6 October 1996) is an Australian cricketer.[1] Smith was selected to play her first Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) match for the New South Wales Breakers at the age of 18.[2] In her debut WNCL match she took four wickets for 36 runs in her ten overs.[3]

Lauren Smith
Smith batting for Sydney Sixers in 2019
Personal information
Full nameLauren Georgia Smith
Born (1996-10-06) 6 October 1996
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–presentNew South Wales
2015–2019Sydney Sixers
2016Lancashire
2020–presentSydney Thunder
Career statistics
Competition WLO WT20
Matches 41 83
Runs scored 170 280
Batting average 13.07 17.50
100s/50s 0/1 0/1
Top score 54* 52
Balls bowled 1,483 1,088
Wickets 44 49
Bowling average 23.59 22.20
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling 4/25 4/23
Catches/stumpings 16/– 22/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 4 April 2020

Smith has played 44 matches for the Sydney Sixers Women's Big Bash League team.[4]

Smith was recruited to play for the Sydney Thunder in 2020.[5]

References

Media related to Lauren Smith (cricketer) at Wikimedia Commons

  1. "Lauren Smith - Australia". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. "Teenaged Breaker Lauren Smith forgets HSC exams for professional debut". The Australian. News Corp Australia. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. Herd, Emma (16 October 2014). "Lauren Smith makes a storming debut for Breakers just before her first HSC exam". Central Coast Gosford Express Advocate via The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). News Corp Australia. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. "Player profiles - 2. Lauren Smith". Sydney Sixers. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  5. "WBBL 06: Sydney Thunder set to unleash recruits in season-opener against the Sixers". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.


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