It's a Smale World: An Interview with Ann-Marie, Sophia and Will Smale

CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket Podcast

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In this episode we meet the cricketing Smale Family from Newport. Mum, Ann-Marie is Deputy Chair at Glamorgan CCC and formed part of the team charged with winning a Tier 1 franchise for the women's game in Wales earlier this year. Sophia and Will are both professional cricketers, making their way in the game after having both been young cricketers at the Newport club.
For more on Ann-Marie you can go here:
https://glamorgancricket.com/board-leadership
And you can read about Glamorgan's bid to bring Tier 1 Women's Cricket to the club here:
https://glamorgancricket.com/news/glamorgan-bid-for-tier-1-professional-women%E2%80%99s-cricket-team
You can read about Sophia Smale's career to date here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/66473326
And see her in action here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOGXJOET0to
We talk about her caught and bowled in last season's The Hundred. You can see that here:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W2t8FjZs4zE
You can read a little more about Will here:
https://glamorgancricket.com/squad-profile/will-smale
And see him batting in the One-Day Cup Final at Trent Bridge here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkszYmNfE6s
The Smale Family is quite unique with mum, son and daughter all involved in the professional game. They talk about their background, the way they play and their top tips for aspiring professional cricketers AND their parents.