 Smith batting for Sydney Sixers in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lauren Georgia Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 October 1996 New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014/15–2022/23 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16–2019/20 | Sydney Sixers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21–present | Sydney Thunder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Suffolk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | South East Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24–present | Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 5 October 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lauren Georgia Smith (born 6 October 1996) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-arm off break bowler and right-handed batter.[1] Smith was selected to play her first Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) match for the New South Wales Breakers at the age of 18.[2] In her debut WNCL match she took four wickets for 36 runs in her ten overs.[3]
Smith previously played for the Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash League before being recruited to play for the Sydney Thunder ahead of the 2020–21 season.[4][5] She also had a stint with Lancashire in 2016 and with Suffolk in 2022.[6][7] Later in 2022, she joined the South East Stars squad, scoring 73* and taking 2/20 on debut against North West Thunder.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Lauren Smith - Australia". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Teenaged Breaker Lauren Smith forgets HSC exams for professional debut". The Australian. News Corp Australia. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ Herd, Emma (16 October 2014). "Lauren Smith makes a storming debut for Breakers just before her first HSC exam". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Player profiles - 2. Lauren Smith". Sydney Sixers. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "WBBL 06: Sydney Thunder set to unleash recruits in season-opener against the Sixers". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Lauren Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "18 April 2022 @ 11:00: Norfolk Women v Suffolk Women". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Southport, July 16 2022, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Thunder v South East Stars". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
External links[edit]
Media related to Lauren Smith (cricketer) at Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Smith at ESPNcricinfo
- Lauren Smith at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Lauren Smith at Cricket Australia