Clea Smith
{{short description|Australian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Clea Smith
| female = true
| full_name = Clea Rosemary Smith
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|01|06}}
| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| international = true
| country = Australia
| internationalspan = 2000–2011
| onetest = true
| testdebutdate = 9 August
| testdebutyear = 2005
| testdebutagainst = England
| testcap = 147
| odidebutdate = 29 January
| odidebutyear = 2000
| odidebutagainst = England
| odicap = 90
| lastodidate = 7 July
| lastodiyear = 2011
| lastodiagainst = England
| T20Idebutdate = 19 July
| T20Idebutyear = 2007
| T20Idebutagainst = New Zealand
| T20Icap = 18
| lastT20Idate = 27 June
| lastT20Iyear = 2011
| lastT20Iagainst = England
| club1 = Victoria
| year1 = 1998/99–2011/12
| columns = 4
| column1 = WTest
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 46
| bat avg1 = 23.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 42
| deliveries1 = 72
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 25.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/25
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–
| column2 = WODI
| matches2 = 48
| runs2 = 85
| bat avg2 = 14.16
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 27*
| deliveries2 = 2,198
| wickets2 = 45
| bowl avg2 = 25.68
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/32
| catches/stumpings2 = 9/–
| column3 = WT20I
| matches3 = 13
| runs3 = 5
| bat avg3 = 1.25
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 1*
| deliveries3 = 300
| wickets3 = 14
| bowl avg3 = 22.21
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/23
| catches/stumpings3 = 1/–
| column4 = WNCL
| matches4 = 117
| runs4 = 511
| bat avg4 = 15.48
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 39*
| deliveries4 = 6,006
| wickets4 = 128
| bowl avg4 = 23.94
| fivefor4 = 2
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/10
| catches/stumpings4 = 31/–
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10143/10143.html CricketArchive
| date = 26 December
| year = 2022
}}
Clea Rosemary Smith (born 6 January 1979) is an Australian former cricket player.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/53679.html|title=Australia / Players / Clea Smith|work=ESPNcricinfo|publisher=ESPN Inc.|accessdate=7 April 2014}} She played in the Australian national cricket team in all three formats: Test, One Day International (ODI), and Twenty20 International (T20I).{{cite web|url=http://www.southernstars.org.au/smithcr.html|title=Clea Smith (Player #160)|work=southernstars.org.au|publisher=Cricket Australia|accessdate=23 June 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301194148/http://www.southernstars.org.au/smithcr.html|archivedate=1 March 2014|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=9;filter=advanced;orderby=start;size=100;team=289;template=results;type=allround|title=Women's One-Day Internationals – Australia|work=ESPNcricinfo|publisher=ESPN Inc.|accessdate=23 June 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140524130807/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=9;filter=advanced;orderby=start;size=100;team=289;template=results;type=allround|archivedate=24 May 2014|df=dmy-all}} Smith is currently a Director on the Board of Cricket Australia.
Cricket career
Smith played 165 domestic limited overs matches for the Victorian Spirit including 117 Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) games.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10143/10143.html|title=Clea Smith|access-date=26 December 2022|website=CricketArchive}} She also played 37 Women's Twenty20 cricket matches. Smith was Vice Captain to Belinda Clark, Rachael Haynes, Sarah Elliott and Emma Ingles. In November 2007, she took a hat-trick bowling in a WNCL match against Western Australia. She finished the match with 5 wickets and conceded only 10 runs, which were the best bowling figures she achieved in her career.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-national-cricket-league-2007-08-320613/western-australia-women-vs-victoria-women-321167/match-report|title=Smith hat-trick star turn in Victoria double|date=25 November 2007|access-date=26 December 2022|website=ESPNcricinfo}} When she retired from cricket, she was one of only three bowlers to take a hat-trick in a WNCL match.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/women-s-cricket-clea-smith-announces-retirement-564953|title=Clea Smith announces retirement|date=16 May 2012|access-date=26 December 2022|website=ESPNcricinfo}}
Smith played one test, 48 One Day Internationals and 13 Twenty20 Internationals for Australia. She holds the record for the highest ever test score made by a female cricketer in Women's cricket history batting at number 11 of 42 runs.{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284240.html|title=Records {{!}} Women's Test matches {{!}} Batting records {{!}} Most runs in an innings (by batting position) {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-05-05}} She retired in May 2012 after a 14-year playing career.{{cite web|url=http://www.cricket.com.au/news-list/2012/5/16/clea-smith-retires|title=Clea Smith retires|date=16 May 2012|publisher=Cricket Australia|accessdate=7 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408213927/http://www.cricket.com.au/news-list/2012/5/16/clea-smith-retires|archive-date=8 April 2014|url-status=dead}} Smith is currently a Director on the Board of Cricket Australia.
References
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External links
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{{Australia Squad 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup}}
{{Australia Squad 2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20}}
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Category:Cricketers from Melbourne
Category:Australia women Test cricketers
Category:Australia women One Day International cricketers