Lauren_Smith_(cricketer)

Lauren Smith (cricketer)

Lauren Smith (cricketer)

Australian 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]

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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

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    "Lauren Smith - Australia". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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    "Teenaged Breaker Lauren Smith forgets HSC exams for professional debut". The Australian. News Corp Australia. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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    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.
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    "Player profiles - 2. Lauren Smith". Sydney Sixers. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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    "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.
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    "Lauren Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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    "18 April 2022 @ 11:00: Norfolk Women v Suffolk Women". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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    "Southport, July 16 2022, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Thunder v South East Stars". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

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