Seren Anna Smale (born 13 December 2004) is a Welsh cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire and North West Thunder. 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 | (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 (age 17) 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 4 October 2022 |
Smale was born on 13 December 2004 in Wrexham.[2] She plays club cricket for Wrexham Cricket Club.[4]
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]
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.[10] Overall, she played three matches in the tournament, scoring 25 runs.[11] She played two matches for North West Thunder in 2022, both in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[12] 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.[13]
In October 2022, Smale was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[14]
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