Lauren Georgia Smith (born 6 October 1996) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-arm off break bowler and right-handed batter.[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]
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Full name | Lauren Georgia Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1996-10-06) 6 October 1996 (age 26) New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014/15–present | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015/16–2019/20 | Sydney Sixers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020/21–present | Sydney Thunder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Suffolk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | South East Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 5 October 2022 |
Smith previously played for the Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash League before being recruited to play for the Sydney Thunder ahead of the 2020–21 season.[4][5] She also had a stint with Lancashire in 2016 and with Suffolk in 2022.[6][7] Later in 2022, she joined the South East Stars squad, scoring 73* and taking 2/20 on debut against North West Thunder.[8]
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