Lauren Smith (cricketer)

Lauren Smith
Smith batting for Sydney Sixers in 2019
Personal information
Full name
Lauren Georgia Smith
Born (1996-10-06) 6 October 1996 (age 28)
New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014/15–2022/23New South Wales
2015/16–2019/20Sydney Sixers
2016Lancashire
2020/21–2023Sydney Thunder
2022Suffolk
2022South East Stars
2023/24–present

Hobart Hurricanes WBBL

2024-present		Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 70 137
Runs scored 451 380
Batting average 16.95 17.75
100s/50s 0/1 0/1
Top score 73* 52
Balls bowled 2,631 1,744
Wickets 70 83
Bowling average 29.53 24.28
5 wickets in innings 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/25 5/17
Catches/stumpings 19/– 32/–
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]

  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". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Player profiles - 2. Lauren Smith". Sydney Sixers. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  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.
  7. ^ "18 April 2022 @ 11:00: Norfolk Women v Suffolk Women". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Southport, July 16 2022, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Thunder v South East Stars". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2022.