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| Full name | Seren Anna Smale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 December 2004 Wrexham, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National side | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut(cap 66) | 14 September 2024 v Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 15 September 2024 v Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Cheshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | North Representative XI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Cumbria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | North West Thunder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Southern Brave | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Birmingham Phoenix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,17 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seren Anna Smale (born 13 December 2004) is a Welsh cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire and Birmingham Phoenix. She plays as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. She has previously played for Cheshire,North West Thunder and Southern Brave,as well as making appearances for North Representative XI and Cumbria in 2021. [1] [2] [3]
Smale was born on 13 December 2004 in Wrexham. [2] She plays club cricket for Buckley 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] In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup,she scored 201 runs for the side at an average of 67.00 in four innings for Lancashire,including scoring 121* against Cumbria. [10] [11]
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. [12] Overall,she played three matches in the tournament,scoring 25 runs. [13] She played two matches for North West Thunder in 2022,both in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. [14] 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. [15] In February 2023,it was announced that Smale had signed her first professional contract with North West Thunder. [16] In 2023,she played 11 matches for North West Thunder,across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup,including scoring 94 in a Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match against Central Sparks. [17] [18] [19] She was also signed by Southern Brave for The Hundred,but did not play a match. [20] In 2024,she played 22 matches for North West Thunder,across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup,scoring five half-centuries with a high score of 99. [21] [22]
In October 2022,Smale was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. [23] She played six matches at the tournament,scoring 121 runs at an average of 30.25,including a Player of the Match performance against Pakistan. [24] [25] Smale made her senior England debut against Ireland in a T20I in Dublin on 14 September 2024. [26] Smale was called-up into England's squad for their tour of South Africa in November 2024,as a replacement for the injured Bess Heath. [27] [28]