Emily Smith
Smith keeping for Perth Scorchers during WBBL|03
Personal information
Full name
Emily Jane Smith
Born (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 29)
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013/14–2015/16Tasmania
2015–2016Essex
2015/16Hobart Hurricanes
2016/17–2018/19Western Australia
2016/17–2018/19Perth Scorchers
2019/20–2021/22Tasmania
2019/20–2020/21Hobart Hurricanes
2021/22Sydney Thunder
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 37 87
Runs scored 230 132
Batting average 12.10 13.20
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 41 17*
Catches/stumpings 21/8 26/28
Source: CricketArchive, 21 March 2021

Emily Jane Smith (born 9 January 1995) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper. She has previously taken the field for Western Fury, Essex Eagles, Perth Scorchers, Hobart Hurricanes, Sydney Thunder and Tasmanian Tigers.[1]

Smith began her cricketing career in Victoria, Australia, after being introduced to the game by one of her friends. Neither of her parents was a cricket fan. After playing as a junior at Sunshine Cricket Club, she joined Victorian Premier Cricket team Essendon Maribyrnong Park, and during the 2012–13 season she was a member of the Victorian Spirit rookie squad.[2]

At the start of the 2013–14 season, Smith was signed by Tasmanian Roar. In 2014–15, she spent the majority of the season travelling south to play for the Roar. In 2015–16, she relocated to Tasmania for the full season,[3][4] and during the Australian winters of 2015 and 2016, she played for Essex.[4]

Smith kept wicket for the Hobart Hurricanes during its inaugural WBBL|01 season (2015–16).[5] In October 2016, she was recruited by Westmeadows Cricket Club in Melbourne as its girls' cricket program coach,[2] and joined Western Fury and the Perth Scorchers as a replacement for Jenny Wallace, who had retired.[6][7]

In November 2018, she was named in the Perth Scorchers' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[8][9]

Smith moved to the Hobart Hurricanes and Tasmanian Tigers for the 2019 season.[10] On 18 November 2019 she was suspended from playing cricket for twelve months, with nine of those suspended, for breaching Cricket Australia's anti-corruption policy when she posted an image of her team's batting lineup on Instagram.[11]

Smith's partner is her Tasmanian Tigers teammate Heather Graham who moved to Tasmania in 2020 to spend more time with her.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Emily Smith". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b Murray, Tara (3 October 2016). "Westmeadows in coaching bonus". Northern Star Weekly (Melbourne). Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  3. ^ Doherty, Eamonn (25 September 2015). "New Cripps Roar and WBBL Hurricanes Players Find Homes". Cricket Tasmania website. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Emily Smith". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  5. ^ Jolly, Laura (30 November 2015). "Cricket's biggest stars sign on for WBBL01". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  6. ^ Ardon, Montana (11 October 2016). "Western Fury names Midland-Guildford's Elyse Villani as skipper". The Advocate. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  7. ^ Somerford, Ben (28 October 2016). "England pace duo signs on". Perth Scorchers website. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  8. ^ "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  9. ^ "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  10. ^ a b Middleton, Dave (3 June 2020). "Love and opportunity lead to Tassie sea change". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  11. ^ Rowbottom, Chris (19 November 2019). "Hurricane Emily Smith is facing a heavy-handed ban, but she broke Cricket Australia's golden rule". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 November 2019.

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