Welsh cricketer

Sophia SmalePersonal information

Full name| Sophia Ann Elizabeth Smale
Born|  (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 17)
Newport, Wales
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Slow left-arm orthodox
Role| All-rounder
Relations| William Smale (brother)
Domestic team information
Years| Team
2021–present| Wales
2022–present| Western Storm
2022–present| Oval Invincibles
Career statistics
| Competition | WLA | WT20

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Matches | 6 | 23
Runs scored | 133 | 69
Batting average | 44.33 | 13.80
100s/50s | 0/1 | 0/0
Top score | 59 | 18
Balls bowled | 330 | 446
Wickets | 2 | 18
Bowling average | 134.00 | 27.37
5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0
10 wickets in match | 0 | 0
Best bowling | 2/40 | 2/12
Catches/stumpings | 3/– | 8/–

Source: CricketArchive, 8 October 2022

Sophia Ann Elizabeth Smale (born 8 December 2004) is a Welsh cricketer who currently plays for Wales, Western Storm and Oval Invincibles. She plays as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and right-handed batter.[1][2]

## Contents

* 1 Early life
* 2 Domestic career
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Early life[edit]

Smale was born on 8 December 2004 in Newport.[2] She attends Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls, and plays club cricket for Newport Cricket Club.[3][4] She has also played hockey for Wales at age group level.[5]

## Domestic career[edit]

Smale made her county debut in 2021, for Wales against Warwickshire in the Women's Twenty20 Cup.[6] She played four matches for the side in the competition, scoring 47 runs and taking 1 wicket.[7][8] She was ever-present for the side in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, playing 7 matches and taking 5 wickets.[9]

Smale was named in the Western Storm Academy squad for 2021.[10] She scored 83 from 77 balls in a 50-over match against North West Thunder Academy in June 2021.[11] She was again named in the Storm Academy for the 2022 season, but was promoted to the first team squad in May 2022.[12][13] She made her debut for the side on 18 May 2022, against Sunrisers in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[14] She went on to play the rest of the Charlotte Edwards Cup campaign for the side, taking four wickets at an average of 28.00.[15] She was also ever-present for the side in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking two wickets, as well as scoring 133 runs at an average of 44.33.[16] She scored her maiden half-century during the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 59 against Northern Diamonds.[17]

In July 2022, Smale signed for Oval Invincibles for the 2022 season of The Hundred, as an injury replacement player for Emma Jones.[18] She played all seven matches for the side as they won the competition, and she was the side's joint-leading wicket-taker, with eight wickets at an average of 18.25.[19] During the tournament, she was named as the "summer's breakout star", citing her dismissals of players such as Alyssa Healy and Sophie Devine during The Hundred.[20]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Player Profile: Sophia Smale". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Sophia Smale". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
3. ^ "Sophia takes a step closer to her cricketing dream". Girls' School Association. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
4. ^ "Sophia Smale Selected in Western Storm Women's Academy". Newport Cricket Club. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
5. ^ "Hockey ace at Haberdashers' Monmouth named in Wales Under-18s girls' squad". Girls' School Association. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
6. ^ "Warwickshire Women v Wales Women, 25 April 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
7. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Wales Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
8. ^ "Bowling for Wales Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
9. ^ "Bowling for Wales Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
10. ^ "Western Storm announce selections for Regional Academy Programme". Western Storm. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
11. ^ "Western Storm Academy v Thunder Academy, 20 June 2021, Thornbury CC, Bristol". NV Play. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
12. ^ "Western Storm name 2022 Regional Academy players". Western Storm. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
13. ^ "Western Storm Announce 2022 Squad". Western Storm. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
14. ^ "Group B (N), Chelmsford, May 18 2022, Charlotte Edwards Cup: Sunrisers v Western Storm". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
15. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
16. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
17. ^ "Hollie Armitage century sets up Diamonds for record-breaking victory". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
18. ^ "Nathan Ellis leads tranche of Hundred replacements". the Cricketer. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
19. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Oval Invincibles (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
20. ^ "Meet Sophia Smale, the 17-year-old spinner making a name for herself". the Cricketer. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Sophia Smale at ESPNcricinfo
* Sophia Smale at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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Western Storm - current squad

* 2 Harvey
* 5 Knight
* 8 Nicholas
* 14 Robbins
* 15 Geach
* 16 Smale
* 20 Skelton
* 22 Parfitt
* 24 Filer
* 25 Griffiths
* 27 Holland
* 28 Gibson
* 31 Morris
* 35 Wilson
* 37 Wraith (wk)
* 53 Gammon (wk)
* 63 Luff (c)
* 64 Hennessy
* 74 Corney
* 99 George
* – Jones
* Coach: Griffin

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Oval Invincibles - current squad

Men's

* 2 Hatzoglou
* 7 Billings (c & wk)
* 8 Mahmood
* 8 Milnes
* 9 Jacks
* 11 Rossouw
* 17 Burns
* 19 Briggs
* 20 Roy
* 22 Cox
* 23 Topley
* 26 Brathwaite
* 30 Haynes
* 34 Leaning
* 35 Cartwright
* 36 Brown
* 37 Atkinson
* 58 SM Curran
* 59 TK Curran
* 72 Sowter
* 74 Narine
* 87 Mohammad Hasnain

Women's

* 4 Windsor
* 7 Kapp
* 11 Bates
* 14 White
* 16 Smale
* 18 Gray
* 19 Gregory
* 20 Chathli (wk)
* 22 Villiers
* 26 Capsey
* 28 Cranstone
* 29 MacDonald-Gay
* 53 Farrant
* 58 Winfield-Hill (wk)
* 61 Gibbs
* 81 Van Niekerk (c)
* 88 Jones
* 89 Ismail

Coaches

* Batty (Women's)
* Moody (Men's)

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