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William Timothy Edward Smale (born 28 February 2001) is a Welsh cricketer. He made his first-class debut for North West Warriors in the 2019 Inter-Provincial Championship on 12 August 2019 in Ireland. 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. He was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 185 runs in five matches.

He made his List A debut for North West Warriors in the 2019 Inter-Provincial Cup in Ireland on 26 August 2019. During the winter of 2019, Smale played club cricket for Sydney Cricket Club in Australia. He made his Twenty20 debut for North West Warriors in the 2020 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 20 August 2020.

In October 2023 he signed a professional contract with Glamorgan. On 23 September 2024, Smale scored 28 runs off 14 balls as Glamorgan won the One-Day Cup final against Somerset at Trent Bridge.

References

1. "William Smale". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
2. "Batting Master Class for Young Welsh Stars". Cricket Wales. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
3. "5th Match, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship at Dublin, Aug 12-14 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
4. "REPORT: North West Warriors take upper-hand in rain-hit first day". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
5. "Six teams bidding for final ICC U19 Cricket World Cup spot in Division 1 Europe Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
6. "ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier Europe Region: Ireland U19s, Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
7. "9th Match, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup at Eglinton, Aug 26 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
8. "Will Smale reports back from Australia". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
9. "1st Match, Bready, Aug 20 2020, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
10. "Will Smale signs full contract with Glamorgan". Glamorgan County Cricket Club. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
11. "Glamorgan pair extend contracts as Will Smale signs first professional deal". The Cricketer. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
12. "Smale smiling after Glamorgan success". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
13. "Northeast stars as Glamorgan hold off Somerset to lift One-Day Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

External links

• Will Smale at ESPNcricinfo

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