| Seren Smale | |
| Female: | true |
| Fullname: | Seren Anna Smale |
| Birth Date: | 13 December 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Wrexham, Wales |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| International: | true |
| Country: | England |
| T20idebutdate: | 14 September |
| T20idebutyear: | 2024 |
| T20idebutagainst: | Ireland |
| T20icap: | 66 |
| Lastt20idate: | 15 September |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2024 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | Ireland |
| Club1: | Cheshire |
| Year1: | 2019 |
| Club2: | Lancashire |
| Year2: | 2021–present |
| Club3: | North Representative XI |
| Year3: | 2021 |
| Club4: | Cumbria |
| Year4: | 2021 |
| Club5: | North West Thunder |
| Year5: | 2021–2024 |
| Club6: | Southern Brave |
| Year6: | 2023 |
| Club7: | Birmingham Phoenix |
| Year7: | 2024–present |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Column1: | WT20I |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 35 |
| Bat Avg1: | 17.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 25 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/1 |
| Column2: | WLA |
| Matches2: | 28 |
| Runs2: | 796 |
| Bat Avg2: | 28.42 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/6 |
| Top Score2: | 99 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 7/1 |
| Column3: | WT20 |
| Matches3: | 44 |
| Runs3: | 672 |
| Bat Avg3: | 24.00 |
| 100S/50S3: | 1/2 |
| Top Score3: | 121 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 11/3 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2289/2289730/2289730.html CricketArchive |
| Date: | 17 October |
| Year: | 2024 |
Seren Anna Smale (born 13 December 2004) is a Welsh cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire and Birmingham Phoenix. She plays as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. She has previously played for Cheshire, North West Thunder and Southern Brave, as well as making appearances for North Representative XI and Cumbria in 2021.[1] [2] [3]
Smale was born on 13 December 2004 in Wrexham.[2] She plays club cricket for Buckley Cricket Club [4]
Smale made her county debut in 2019, for Cheshire against Yorkshire.[5] She scored 17 in her second and final match for Cheshire, against Worcestershire.[6]
In 2021, Smale was named in the Lancashire squad, whilst also being dual-registered with Cumbria and appearing for North Representative XI. She scored 76 runs in 6 matches across the tournament.[7] [8] She played for Lancashire in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 32 runs in two innings.[9] In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, she scored 201 runs for the side at an average of 67.00 in four innings for Lancashire, including scoring 121 against Cumbria.[10] [11]
She was named in the North West Thunder Academy squad for the 2021 season.[4] She was added to the full squad in September 2021, and made her debut for the side on 10 September, in a Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match against Southern Vipers.[12] Overall, she played three matches in the tournament, scoring 25 runs.[13] She played two matches for North West Thunder in 2022, both in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[14] Against Western Storm in the final match of the season, Smale scored her maiden half-century, making 57 as well as being part of Thunder's highest-ever opening partnership, of 87 with Deandra Dottin.[15] In February 2023, it was announced that Smale had signed her first professional contract with North West Thunder.[16] In 2023, she played 11 matches for North West Thunder, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, including scoring 94 in a Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match against Central Sparks.[17] [18] [19] She was also signed by Southern Brave for The Hundred, but did not play a match.[20] In 2024, she played 22 matches for North West Thunder, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring five half-centuries with a high score of 99.[21] [22]
In October 2022, Smale was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[23] She played six matches at the tournament, scoring 121 runs at an average of 30.25, including a Player of the Match performance against Pakistan.[24] [25] Smale made her senior England debut against Ireland in a T20I in Dublin on 14 September 2024.[26] Smale was called-up into England's squad for their tour of South Africa in November 2024, as a replacement for the injured Bess Heath.[27] [28]