Will Smale
William Timothy Edward Smale (born 28 February 2001) is a Welsh cricketer.[1][2] He made his first-class debut for North West Warriors in the 2019 Inter-Provincial Championship on 12 August 2019 in Ireland.[3][4] Prior to his first-class debut, he played for the Ireland under-19 cricket team in the Division 1 Europe Qualifier of the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification tournament.[5] He was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 185 runs in five matches.[6]
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Full name | William Timothy Edward Smale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Newport, Wales | 28 February 2001||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Sophia Smale (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | North West Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Only First-class | 12 August 2019 NW Warriors v Leinster Lightning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
List A debut | 26 August 2019 NW Warriors v Northern Knights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 September 2023 |
He made his List A debut for North West Warriors in the 2019 Inter-Provincial Cup in Ireland on 26 August 2019.[7] During the winter of 2019, Smale played club cricket for Sydney Cricket Club in Australia.[8] He made his Twenty20 debut for North West Warriors in the 2020 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 20 August 2020.[9]
References
- "William Smale". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Batting Master Class for Young Welsh Stars". Cricket Wales. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "5th Match, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship at Dublin, Aug 12-14 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "REPORT: North West Warriors take upper-hand in rain-hit first day". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- "Six teams bidding for final ICC U19 Cricket World Cup spot in Division 1 Europe Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier Europe Region: Ireland U19s, Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "9th Match, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup at Eglinton, Aug 26 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- "Will Smale reports back from Australia". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- "1st Match, Bready, Aug 20 2020, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2020.