Im not your conventional spinner, says Linsey Smith

Linsey Smith was 30 when she made her ODI debut for England. The left-arm spinner celebrated the event by taking 5 for 36 towards the West Indies at Derby.

On Friday, she made her ODI World Cup debut. It was one more reason for her to rejoice. She took the brand new ball, struck together with her second ball, and accounted for 2 batters who’ve constructed essentially the most prolific opening partnership in girls’s cricket as we speak.

Smith removed Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits inside her first two overs to set the tone for the sharp English assault within the workforce’s opening match. Her management and drift proved lethal.

Her figures learn 4-2-7-3 within the South African complete of 69. Shortly after England raced to a 10-wicket win, she mentioned she was delighted to assist her workforce win. “It means massively to me,” she mentioned. “I all the time wish to contribute as a lot as I can to workforce wins. Obviously early days in my ODI profession, which is one thing I’ve actually strived in direction of.”

About the wicket Smith mentioned: “We didn’t know what it was going to play like, however for me it was nearly retaining the stumps in play, which I try to do as a rule.”

She mentioned she was glad to share the brand new ball. “I’m not your most conventional spinner,” she mentioned. “I’m not going to get the flip and bounce that essentially Sophie Ecclestone will get, which is why I feel we work effectively collectively within the workforce.”