Will Smeed

William Conrad Francis Smeed (born 26 October 2001) is an English cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 debut on 11 September 2020, for Somerset in the 2020 T20 Blast.[2]

Will Smeed
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Conrad Francis Smeed
Born (2001-10-26) 26 October 2001
Cambridge, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2020–presentSomerset (squad no. 23)
2021Birmingham Phoenix
2022Quetta Gladiators
Twenty20 debut11 September 2020 Somerset v Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition Twenty20
Matches 31
Runs scored 885
Batting average 31.60
100s/50s 0/5
Top score 99
Catches/stumpings 19/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 February 2022

Biography

Smeed was a prep school pupil at Millfield School and played rugby, football, hockey, tennis and competed in the hurdles, as well as playing cricket. From ages 13 to 18 Smeed was educated at independent school King's College, Taunton in Somerset, where he was a part of their cricket programme. He studied maths, further maths, chemistry and physics to A Level, achieving an A* in each subject.[3] He is studying an undergraduate Open University degree in maths and economics.[4]

In April 2022, he was bought by the Birmingham Phoenix for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[5]

References
  1. "Will Smeed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  2. "Central Group (N), Taunton, Sep 11 2020, Vitality Blast". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  3. "A Level Results 2020". King's College, Taunton.
  4. "Meet Will Smeed, the Somerset teenager wiser than his years". The Cricketer. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  5. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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