Clea Rosemary Smith (born 6 January 1979) is an Australian former

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player. She played in the

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in all three formats:

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(ODI), and

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(T20I). 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

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(WNCL) games. She also played 37

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matches. Smith was Vice Captain to Belinda Clark, Rachael Haynes, Sarah Elliott and Emma Ingles. In November 2007, she took a

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bowling in a WNCL match against

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. She finished the match with 5 wickets and conceded only 10 runs, which were the best bowling figures she achieved in her career. When she retired from cricket, she was one of only three bowlers to take a hat-trick in a WNCL match. 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. She retired in May 2012 after a 14-year playing career. Smith is currently a Director on the Board of Cricket Australia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Clea Living people 1979 births Cricketers from Melbourne Australia women Test cricketers Australia women One Day International cricketers Australia women Twenty20 International cricketers Sportswomen from Victoria (state)