Will Smale is the older brother of Sophia Smale, the England Women’s Under 19 international and a member of the successful Oval Invincibles team that won the Women’s Hundred in 2022.

Educated at Rougemont School in Newport and King’s College, Taunton, the right-handed batter and occasional wicket-keeper played in age-group cricket for Wales besides making his debut for Wales Minor Counties in 2018. The following year, he also made his debut in first-class cricket whilst on a gap year in Zimbabwe by playing for North-West Warriors.

Will has continued his education at Cardiff Metropolitan University and in 2022 he made his debut for the Cardiff UCCE team. In addition to playing for Glamorgan 2nd XI, Will has also appeared in second eleven cricket for Derbyshire, Somerset, Warwickshire and Gloucestershire, in addition to playing for Newport and Pontarddulais in the South Wales Premier League, as well as Taunton Deane in the West of England Premier League.

After impressing in the Second Eleven T20 competition in 2023, Will made his 1st XI debut for Glamorgan in the Vitality Blast T20 compeition against Surrey at The Oval.

SMALE, William Timothy Edward

Born – Newport, 28 February, 2001