Lauren Smith (cricketer)

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]

Lauren Smith
Smith batting for Sydney Sixers in 2019
Personal information
Full nameLauren Georgia Smith
Born (1996-10-06) 6 October 1996
New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014/15–presentNew South Wales
2015/16–2019/20Sydney Sixers
2016Lancashire
2020/21–presentSydney Thunder
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 44 99
Runs scored 191 314
Batting average 12.73 17.44
100s/50s 0/1 0/1
Top score 54* 52
Balls bowled 1,543 1,229
Wickets 45 57
Bowling average 24.55 23.70
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/25 4/23
Catches/stumpings 16/– 29/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 29 March 2020

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.[6]

References
  1. "Lauren Smith - Australia". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. "Teenaged Breaker Lauren Smith forgets HSC exams for professional debut". The Australian. News Corp Australia. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. Herd, Emma (16 October 2014). "Lauren Smith makes a storming debut for Breakers just before her first HSC exam". Central Coast Gosford Express Advocate via The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). News Corp Australia. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. "Player profiles - 2. Lauren Smith". Sydney Sixers. Retrieved 3 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "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.
  6. "Lauren Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

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