Seren Smale

Seren Anna Smale (born 13 December 2004) is a Welsh cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire, North West Thunder and Southern Brave. She plays as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. She has previously played for Cheshire, as well as making appearances for North Representative XI and Cumbria in 2021.^[1][2][3]

Seren Smale

Personal information
Full name	Seren Anna Smale
Born	(2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 (age 19) Wrexham, Wales
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2019	Cheshire
2021–present	Lancashire
2021	North Representative XI
2021	Cumbria
2021–present	North West Thunder
2023–present	Southern Brave
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20 Matches 13 21 Runs scored 261 342 Batting average 20.07 28.50 100s/50s 0/2 1/1 Top score 94 121* Catches/stumpings 3/– 5/1
Source: CricketArchive, 16 October 2023

Early life

Smale was born on 13 December 2004 in Wrexham.^[2] She plays club cricket for Buckley Cricket Club ^[4]

Domestic career

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]

International career

In October 2022, Smale was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.^[21] 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.^[22][23]

References

1. "Player Profile: Seren Smale". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
2. "Player Profile: Seren Smale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
3. "Lancashire set for Vitality Women's County T20". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
4. "Thunder announces its Academy squad for summer programme". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
5. "Cheshire Women v Yorkshire Women, 23 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
6. "Cheshire Women v Worcestershire Women, 23 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
7. "Batting and Fielding for North Representative Women's XI/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
8. "Batting and Fielding for Cumbria Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
9. "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
10. "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
11. "Cumbria Women v Lancashire Women, 23 April 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
12. "Sale, Sep 10 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Thunder v Southern Vipers". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
13. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
14. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
15. "Danielle Gibson fires rapid fifty to help Western Storm quell Thunder". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
16. "Heap and Smale sign professional contracts". Lancashire Cricket. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
17. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
18. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
19. "Campbell, Freeborn fifties set Sparks up for win over Thunder". ESPNCricinfo. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
20. "The Hundred 2023: Squads in full". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
21. "England Women U19 announce squad for ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023". England and Wales Cricket Board. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
22. "Records/ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2022/23 - England Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
23. "15th Match, Group B, Potchefstroom, January 17 2023, ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup: England Women Under-19s v Pakistan Women Under-19s". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

External links

• Seren Smale at ESPNcricinfo
• Seren Smale at CricketArchive (subscription required)