Gillian Smith

Gillian Anne Smith (born 22 November 1965) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and left-arm medium bowler. She appeared in 4 Test matches and 31 One Day Internationals for England between 1986 and 1993. She was part of England's winning 1993 World Cup team, taking three wickets in the Final, and, as of 2021, has the lowest bowling average in Women's One Day International cricket history (minimum 1000 balls).[1][2] Her final WODI appearance was in the final of the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup.[3] She played domestic cricket for Yorkshire and Middlesex.[4]

For the British interaction designer, see Gillian Crampton Smith.

Gillian Smith
Personal information
Full name
Gillian Anne Smith
Born (1965-11-22) 22 November 1965
Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 100)26 June 1986 v India
Last Test1 August 1987 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 41)22 June 1986 v India
Last ODI1 August 1993 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1985–1986Yorkshire
1988–1993Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 4 31 5 68
Runs scored 4 13 31 144
Batting average 1.33 6.50 7.75 7.20
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 4 6* 26* 20
Balls bowled 706 1,521 844 3,429
Wickets 6 41 8 110
Bowling average 54.50 12.53 47.37 12.51
5 wickets in innings 0 2 0 4
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/30 5/15 2/26 5/4
Catches/stumpings 2/– 10/– 3/– 22/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 February 2021

References
  1. "Final, Women's World Cup, Aug 1 1993". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. "RECORDS / WOMEN'S ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / BOWLING RECORDS / BEST CAREER BOWLING AVERAGE". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. "Statsguru: Women's One-Day Internationals, Batting records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  4. "Player Profile: Gill Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2021.


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