Linsey Claire Neale Smith was born on 10 March 1995 and is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex, Southern Vipers, Northern Superchargers and Sydney Sixers.
22 Facts About Linsey Smith
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Linsey Smith made her List A debut in the 2011 Super Fours competition, playing for Rubies against Sapphires, in which she bowled five overs and conceded just five runs.
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Linsey Smith quickly became a regular in Berkshire's team, and took her maiden five-for the following season in a match against Somerset.
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Linsey Smith was selected for the Southern Vipers squad in the 2016 Women's Cricket Super League as an injury replacement player.
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Linsey Smith took four wickets in her second match, against Yorkshire Diamonds, and went on to take 8 wickets in 5 games at the best bowling average in the tournament, 11.50.
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Linsey Smith played for Yorkshire Diamonds in 2019, taking 8 wickets at 32.50.
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Meanwhile, at county level, Linsey Smith took 7 wickets in Sussex's 2018 Women's County Championship Division Two winning season.
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In 2020, Linsey Smith played four matches, including the final, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for Northern Diamonds.
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Linsey Smith took four wickets at an average of 25.50.
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Linsey Smith was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 13 wickets at an average of 18.07.
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In January 2023, Linsey Smith signed for Otago Sparks for the remainder of the Super Smash, playing four matches for the side.
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Linsey Smith took nine wickets at an average of 15.88 in seven matches for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred.
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In October 2023, it was announced that Linsey Smith had signed for Sydney Sixers for the upcoming Women's Big Bash League season.
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Linsey Smith took 11 wickets in her 11 matches for the side, with an economy of 6.42.
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In October 2018, Linsey Smith was named in the England squad for their upcoming 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 campaign.
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Linsey Smith played one more match in the tournament, against South Africa, where she again took one wicket.
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In February 2019, Linsey Smith was awarded a rookie contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board for 2019, as well as being named as part of the squad for England's tours of India and Sri Lanka.
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Linsey Smith took 5 wickets at 10.60 in the three T20Is against India and took 4 wickets at 17.50 in the three T20Is against Sri Lanka.
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On 18 June 2020, Linsey Smith was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training ahead of international women's fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic, but did not play a match that summer.
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Linsey Smith was named in the England squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
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Linsey Smith was named in the England squad for the T20I part of their multi-format tour to South Africa in November 2024.
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Linsey Smith was included in the England squad for the T20I part of the 2025 Women's Ashes series in Australia.