Louis Smith (cricketer)

Louis Smith
Personal information
Full name
Louis Russell Cordiner Smith
Born (2005-01-09) 9 January 2005
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast-medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 15
Batting average 15.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 15
Balls bowled 60
Wickets 1
Bowling average 37.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/31
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 July 2025

Louis Russell Cordiner Smith (born 9 January 2005) is an Australian cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler, he made his first-class cricket debut for Australia A on 13 July 2025 against Sri Lanka A.[1][2]

Career

From Tasmania, Smith played for University of Tasmania and played club cricket in Darwin, although he missed most of the 2023-24 summer with a knee injury.[3]

He was called-up to the Australia A team] in 2025 as a late injury replacement for Jack Nisbet[4] and made his first-class debut against Sri Lanka A in July 2025.[5]

Personal life

He played for the University of Tasmania alongside his brother Sam, with the pair both scoring centuries in the same day in 2023.[6]

References

  1. ^ Louis Smith, CricInfo. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  2. ^ Louis Smith, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2025. (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Young Tasmanian cricketer Louis Smith debuts for Australia A". Pulse Tasmania. 13 July 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  4. ^ "How 'sliding doors' moment handed unknown Tasmanian an Australia A debut". The Mercury. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  5. ^ Middleton, Dave (13 July 2025). "Australia A caps two first-class debutants against Sri Lanka". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Tasmania's Emerging Tigers cricketers revealed". The Mercury. 15 Aug 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2025.