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 | 28 February 2001 (age 23) Newport, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Sophia Smale (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | North West Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 12 August 2019 NW Warriors v Leinster Lightning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 26 August 2019 NW Warriors v Northern Knights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
In October 2023 he signed a professional contract with Glamorgan.[10][11] On 23 September 2024, Smale scored 28 runs off 14 balls as Glamorgan won the One-Day Cup final against Somerset at Trent Bridge.[12][13]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Will Smale signs full contract with Glamorgan". Glamorgan County Cricket Club. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Glamorgan pair extend contracts as Will Smale signs first professional deal". The Cricketer. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Smale smiling after Glamorgan success". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Northeast stars as Glamorgan hold off Somerset to lift One-Day Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2024.