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A skilful left-arm spinner, Linsey Smith is a professional English cricketer who plies her trade in franchise cricket for Northern Superchargers in England and Melbourne Stars in Australia. The 26-year-old old her List-A debut a decade back in the 2011 Super Fours competition, playing for Rubies. She soon became a regular for Berkshire County and scalped her maiden five-wicket haul in 2012 against Somerset. Having won the Women’s Cricket Super League with the Southern Vipers, she ended up as the runners-up in the next two seasons and earned a call-up from England for the 2018 T20 World Cup. Linsey made her T20I debut against Bangladesh women on the biggest stage of them all and picked up her maiden international wicket in the comprehensive victory. Having failed to establish herself as a regular for the English national side, Linsey has made a name for herself in Franchise cricket. She scalped 9 wickets for the Northern Superchargers in the inaugural edition of The Hundred Women and ended up as the leading wicket-taker for her side. The Middlesex-born spinner signed for the Melbourne Stars for the seventh edition of the Women’s Big Bash League and would be looking to showcase her skills in the premier women’s tournament of the World. As the international spotlight briefly shifted away, Linsey Smith quietly laid down a solid foundation in domestic cricket during the final months of 2021. Turning out for Southern Vipers in both the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, Smith’s left-arm orthodox bowling proved to be a steadying force across formats. Over the course of the 2021 season, she featured in 13 List A matches and picked up 18 wickets at an impressive average of 20.66. Her best figures—4 for 36—spoke to her knack for striking in crucial moments. Just as importantly, her economy rate hovered around a tidy 4.19, underscoring her role as a containment bowler who could apply pressure and build sustained spells of control. These perf
