Full name Karen Smithies
Born March 20, 1969, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire
Current age 49 years 36 days
Major teams East Midlands Women, England Women
Also known as Karen Hicken
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
15 | 21 | 1 | 443 | 64 | 22.15 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
69 | 51 | 12 | 921 | 110* | 23.61 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
15 | 20 | 2196 | 729 | 16 | 3/63 | 3/100 | 45.56 | 1.99 | 137.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
69 | 56 | 2681 | 1194 | 64 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 18.65 | 2.67 | 41.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | England Women v Australia Women at Wetherby, Aug 21-24, 1987 scorecard |
Last Test | England Women v India Women at Shenley, Jul 15-18, 1999 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | England Women v India Women at Osterley, Jun 28, 1986 scorecard |
Last ODI | New Zealand Women v England Women at Wellington, Feb 15, 2000 scorecard |
ODI statistics |
Rachael Heyhoe-Flint and Clare Connor may have higher profiles, but another England captain - Karen Smithies - also made her mark when, in 1993, aged 24 and in her first year as captain, she led England to their second World Cup victory, against New Zealand at Lord's. She was later awarded the OBE for her services to the game, a contribution which included the ruffling of a few press-box feathers. Derek Pringle was still smarting 12 years later when, in 2005, he recalled: "Smithies was only too happy to point out where the men, who have never won a World Cup, had been going wrong - advice not exactly appreciated at the time."