Hobart Hurricanes wicketkeeper Emily Smith has been slapped with a 12-month ban over an Instagram post before a match that was abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Smith was found to have breached the Cricket Australia anti-corruption code when she posted her team's line-up for a match one hour before it was due to be released.

Nine months of the suspension has been fully suspended, but the three-month ban still rules the 24-year-old out of cricket for the rest of the domestic season.

The Instagram post came before a match between the Hurricanes and Sydney Thunder on November 2, which was rained out without getting underway.

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Smith played the next day in a six-wicket loss to the Thunder and played a further three matches.

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CA said Smith breached article 2.3.2 of the code, which prohibits "disclosing Inside Information to any person (with or without Reward) where the Participant knew or might reasonably have known that such disclosure might lead to the information being used in relation to Betting in relation to any Match or Event".

CA head of integrity and security Sean Carroll said the governing body acknowledged Smith had not intended to breach the code.

But with player education programs in full force for all players, he said "players are well aware of their obligations under the Anti-Corruption Code and there is no excuse for breaches regardless of the reasons for information being disclosed".

"Since the commencement of the WBBL, Cricket Australia has had in place a robust anti-corruption program," Carroll continued.

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"We have been working with Emily throughout the process and Emily now understands the mistake she made. Unfortunately, in this instance Emily’s actions breached the anti-corruption code. We hope this serves as reminder to all that the anti-corruption code is critical to protecting the integrity of the game."

With five games remaining in the season, Hobart (two wins from eight completed games) are only an outside shot at reaching the WBBL finals.

The WNCL season ends in February.

Smith, who has played 43 WBBL games, is not the first Australian women's cricketer to be banned under the anti-corruption code.

In 2016 Hayley Jensen and Corinne Hall received sanctions of two years down to six months for betting on matches.