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Full name | William Timothy Edward Smale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Newport, Wales | 28 February 2001||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Sophia Smale (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | North West Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–present | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 12 August 2019 NW Warriors v Leinster Lightning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
List A debut | 26 August 2019 NW Warriors v Northern Knights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,26 August 2025 |
William Timothy Edward Smale (born 28 February 2001) is a Welsh cricketer. [1] [2] He made his first-class debut for North West Warriors in the 2019 Inter-Provincial Championship on 12 August 2019 in Ireland. [3] [4] Prior to his first-class debut,he played for the Ireland under-19 cricket team in the Division 1 Europe Qualifier of the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification tournament. [5] He was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament,with 185 runs in five matches. [6]
He made his List A debut for North West Warriors in the 2019 Inter-Provincial Cup in Ireland on 26 August 2019. [7] During the winter of 2019,Smale played club cricket for Sydney Cricket Club in Australia. [8] He made his Twenty20 debut for North West Warriors in the 2020 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 20 August 2020. [9]
In October 2023 he signed a professional contract with Glamorgan. [10] [11] On 23 September 2024,Smale scored 28 runs off 14 balls as Glamorgan won the One-Day Cup final against Somerset at Trent Bridge. [12] [13]