Trinity Smith (born 2 August 2004) is a cricketer who plays for the Jersey women's cricket team. She is the first Jersey woman to score a half-century in a WT20I. Smith is also the first player from the island - male or female - to be nominated for an ICC Player of the Month Award.
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| Born | 2 August 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm Medium fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 18) | 5 May 2022 v France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 16 December 2024 v Gibraltar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editThree years after first taking up cricket, Smith made her international debut at the 2022 France Women's T20I Quadrangular Series on 5 May 2022 in a match against the host nation during which she took a wicket.[2] The following day she became the first Jersey woman to score a WT20I half-century when she hit 59 not out off 43 balls including eight 4s as Jersey beat Spain with Smith named player of the match.[2][3][4][5][6]
In the tournament final against the French she smashed a 40-ball 56 not out as Jersey successfully chased a victory target of 126 with 3.2 overs to spare, again earning herself player of the match honours.[2][3][5][7][8][9]
At the start of June 2022, Smith was nominated for the ICC Women's Player of the Month Award. Shortlisted alongside Pakistan duo Tuba Hassan and Bismah Maroof, it was the first time any cricketer from Jersey - male or female - had been put up for an ICC monthly best player award.[2][5]
Later that month she was named in the Jersey squad for the Women's T20I Inter-Insular Cup at home against neighbours Guernsey.[10]
Smith was among the Jersey contingent which finished third at the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier, with her personal highlight being a knock of 23 in a 108-run win against Sweden.[11]
She got her first taste of captaining the national side when she led the squad on a tour of Northern Ireland which included two T20 matches against Ireland Women’s U19 Academy in June 2024.[12]
The following month, Smith made 22 and shared a 79-run partnership with Charlie Miles as Jersey retained the 2024 WT20I Inter-insular Cup for the third successive year with a 104-run win over Guernsey at Grainville Cricket Ground in St Saviour.[13][14][15]
In August 2024, Smith was among the British and Irish Roses squad selected to take on Team Europe in the inaugural Meltl Shield, a nine-match T10 competition, held at Roma Cricket Ground in Rome, Italy.[16]
Smith was named in the Jersey squad for the T10 European Cricket Championship (ECC) in Spain and a two-match T20 series against Gibraltar in December 2024.[17][18] At the ECC event, she top-scored for the islanders' in their group stage wins over Germany and Austia with knocks of 28 not out[19] and 21[20] respectively.
References
edit- ^ "Profile of Trinity Smith". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ a b c d "Holy Trinty! Smith named on shortlist for global ICC award". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ a b "Jersey Women on the up". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "Jersey Women vs Spain Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ a b c "Trinity Smith: Jersey cricketer nominated for ICC player of the month award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "Jersey register third win of the quadrangular series". womenscriczone.com. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ "France Women vs Jersey Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "Unbeaten Jersey make it four-in-four to win Quadrangular T20I trophy in France". womenscriczone.com. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ "Eurowrap: Jersey's women win in France, while Finland's men give Denmark a fright". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Jersey Women primed for inter-island tri-series". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "T20 World Cup qualifier: Jersey thrash Sweden by 108 runs for record victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "Squad save their best for last". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Jersey beat Guernsey to win inter-island T20 title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Jersey Women vs Guernsey Women 2024". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Jersey Miles ahead in inter-insular win". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Five Jersey women selected for Roses". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Women's squad selected for Spain test". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Jersey pick squad for final matches of 2024". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Reds get off to a flyer in Spain". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Jersey impress in European Cricket Championship openers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2024.