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Australian cricketer

Lauren Smith
Smith batting for Sydney Sixers in 2019
Personal information
Full nameLauren 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. 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. In her debut WNCL match she took four wickets for 36 runs in her ten overs.

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. She also had a stint with Lancashire in 2016 and with Suffolk in 2022. Later in 2022, she joined the South East Stars squad, scoring 73* and taking 2/20 on debut against North West Thunder.

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". 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.

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