| Seren Smale | |
| Female: | true |
| Fullname: | Seren Anna Smale |
| Birth Date: | 13 December 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Wrexham, Wales |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| 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–present |
| Club6: | Southern Brave |
| Year6: | 2023 |
| Club7: | Birmingham Phoenix |
| Year7: | 2024–present |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Column1: | WLA |
| Matches1: | 13 |
| Runs1: | 261 |
| Bat Avg1: | 20.07 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/2 |
| Top Score1: | 94 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
| Column2: | WT20 |
| Matches2: | 21 |
| Runs2: | 342 |
| Bat Avg2: | 28.50 |
| 100S/50S2: | 1/1 |
| Top Score2: | 121 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 5/1 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2289/2289730/2289730.html CricketArchive |
| Date: | 16 October |
| Year: | 2023 |
Seren Anna Smale (born 13 December 2004) is a Welsh cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire, North West Thunder and Birmingham Phoenix. She plays as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. She has previously played for Cheshire 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 October 2022, Smale was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[21] 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.[22] [23]