Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Seren Anna Smale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wrexham, Wales | 13 December 2004||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
Evelyn Jones is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire and Manchester Originals. She plays primarily as a left-handed opening batter,as well as bowling left-arm medium. She has previously played for Shropshire,Staffordshire,Warwickshire and Central Sparks,as well as for Loughborough Lightning and Lancashire Thunder in the Women's Cricket Super League,New Zealand side Canterbury Magicians and Women's Big Bash League team Melbourne Renegades.
Phoebe Claire Graham is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire and Manchester Originals. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Nottinghamshire,Devon,Berkshire,Yorkshire,North Representative XI,Northern Diamonds,North West Thunder,Western Storm,Northern Superchargers and Northern Districts.
Eleanor Threlkeld is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire and Manchester Originals. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She previously played for Lancashire Thunder and North West Thunder.
Hannah Louisa Jones is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire. She plays as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She has previously played for North Representative XI,North West Thunder and Manchester Originals.
Paige Jamie Scholfield is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey and Oval Invincibles. An all-rounder,she is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Sussex,Loughborough Lightning,Southern Vipers,South East Stars and Southern Brave.
Stephanie Butler is an English cricketer who currently captains Staffordshire. An all-rounder,she is a left-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She has previously played for Central Sparks and North West Thunder,as well as spending one season with Yorkshire and two seasons as part of the Yorkshire Diamonds squad in the Women's Cricket Super League.
Bess Alice May Heath is an English cricketer who currently plays for Durham,Northern Superchargers and Brisbane Heat. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She previously played for Derbyshire,Yorkshire and Northern Diamonds,as well as Yorkshire Diamonds in the Women's Cricket Super League and Melbourne Stars in the Women's Big Bash League.
Shachi Pai is an Indian-born cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire. She plays as a right-handed batter. She previously played for Derbyshire,North Representative XI,Lightning and North West Thunder.
Alice Emily Dyson is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Derbyshire,North Representative XI,Lancashire Thunder Manchester Originals and North West Thunder.
Sophia Turner is an English cricketer who most recently played for Lancashire and Northern Diamonds. She plays primarily as a right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for North West Thunder.
Liberty Nicole Heap is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire and Manchester Originals. An all-rounder,she is a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She previously played for Cumbria,North Representative XI and North West Thunder.
Alice Clarke is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire. She plays as a left-handed batter and can also play as a wicket-keeper. She has previously played for Cumbria,North Representative XI and North West Thunder.
Danielle Louise Collins is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire. She plays as a left-handed batter.
Laura Marshall is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire. She plays as a right-handed batter. She has previously played for Cumbria,Lancashire Thunder and North West Thunder.
Laura Elizabeth Jackson is an English cricketer who currently plays for Somerset and Manchester Originals. An all-rounder,she is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Cheshire,Cumbria,Lancashire and North West Thunder.
Rebecca Eve Duckworth is an English cricketer who most recently played for Northern Diamonds. She plays as a right-handed batter. She has previously played for Lancashire,Cumbria,North Representative XI and North West Thunder.
Natalie Brown is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire. An all-rounder,she is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She previously played for Lancashire Thunder,Manchester Originals and North West Thunder.
Daisy Elizabeth Mullan is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire. An all-rounder,she is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for North Representative XI,Cumbria,The Blaze,North West Thunder and Manchester Originals.
Ryana Lucelle MacDonald-Gay is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey and Oval Invincibles. She plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler.
Sophia Ann Elizabeth Smale is a Welsh cricketer who currently plays for Wales and Oval Invincibles. She plays as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and right-handed batter.