Louis Smith (cricketer)

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Louis Smith
Personal information
Full name
Louis Russell Cordiner Smith
Born (2005-01-09) 9 January 2005 (age 21)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast-medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches1
Runs scored15
Batting average 15.00
100s/50s0/0
Top score15
Balls bowled60
Wickets 1
Bowling average 37.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling1/31
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 July 2025

Louis Russell Cordiner Smith (born 9 January 2005) is an Australian cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler, he made his first-class cricket debut for Australia A on 13 July 2025 against Sri Lanka A. [1] [2]

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Career

From Tasmania, Smith played for University of Tasmania and played club cricket in Darwin, although he missed most of the 2023-24 summer with a knee injury. [3]

He was called-up to the Australia A team] in 2025 as a late injury replacement for Jack Nisbet [4] and made his first-class debut against Sri Lanka A in July 2025. [5]

Personal life

He played for the University of Tasmania alongside his brother Sam, with the pair both scoring centuries in the same day in 2023. [6]

References

  1. Louis Smith, CricInfo. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  2. Louis Smith, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2025. (subscription required)
  3. "Young Tasmanian cricketer Louis Smith debuts for Australia A". Pulse Tasmania. 13 July 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  4. "How 'sliding doors' moment handed unknown Tasmanian an Australia A debut". The Mercury. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  5. Middleton, Dave (13 July 2025). "Australia A caps two first-class debutants against Sri Lanka". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  6. "Tasmania's Emerging Tigers cricketers revealed". The Mercury. 15 Aug 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2025.