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William Conrad Francis Smeed (born 26 October 2001) is an English cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 debut on 11 September 2020, for Somerset in the 2020 T20 Blast.[2] On 10 August 2022 he became the first player to score a century in The Hundred (101* from 50 balls) for Birmingham Phoenix vs Southern Brave.[3]

Will Smeed

Personal information
Full name	William Conrad Francis Smeed
Born	(2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 (age 21) Cambridge, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2020–present	Somerset (squad no. 23)
2021–present	Birmingham Phoenix
2022	Quetta Gladiators
Only List A	14 July 2022 England Lions v South Africa
Twenty20 debut	11 September 2020 Somerset v Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition LA T20 Matches 1 55 Runs scored 0 1,471 Batting average 0.00 29.42 100s/50s 0/0 1/8 Top score 0 101* Catches/stumpings 0/– 28/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 August 2022

Biography

Smeed was a prep school pupil at Millfield School and played rugby, football, hockey, tennis and competed in the hurdles, as well as playing cricket. From ages 13 to 18 Smeed was educated at independent school King's College, Taunton in Somerset, where he was a part of their cricket programme. He studied maths, further maths, chemistry and physics to A Level, achieving an A* in each subject.[4] He is studying an undergraduate Open University degree in maths and economics.[5]

In April 2022, he was bought by the Birmingham Phoenix for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[6] He made his List A debut on 14 July 2022, for the England Lions during South Africa's tour of England.[7]

References

External links

• Will Smeed at ESPNcricinfo

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