Karen Smithies

Karen Smithies OBE (née Hicken; born 20 March 1969) is a former England cricketer who played as a left-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in 15 Test matches and 69 One Day Internationals between 1986 and 2000, and was captain of England between 1993 and 2000.^[1] In 1993, she led England to their second World Cup title, and was the joint leading wicket-taker in the tournament.^[2] She played domestic cricket for East Midlands and Nottinghamshire.^[3][4] Following her playing career, Smithies has worked in South Africa, managing teams in their domestic competitions.^[5]

Karen Smithies

OBE

Personal information
Full name	Karen Smithies
Born	(1969-03-20) 20 March 1969 (age 56) Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	England (1986–2000)
Test debut (cap 107)	21 August 1987 v Australia
Last Test	15 July 1999 v India
ODI debut (cap 43)	26 July 1986 v India
Last ODI	15 February 2000 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1985–1999	East Midlands
2000	Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA Matches 15 69 17 154 Runs scored 443 921 536 2,930 Batting average 22.15 23.61 23.30 30.84 100s/50s 0/3 1/1 0/4 1/14 Top score 64 110* 64 110* Balls bowled 2,196 2,681 2,527 6,644 Wickets 16 64 20 177 Bowling average 45.56 18.65 41.10 15.37 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/63 3/6 3/63 6/15 Catches/stumpings 11/– 21/– 12/– 43/1
Source: CricketArchive, 21 February 2021

Smithies was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1994 New Year Honours for services to ladies' cricket.^[6]