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Full name | Davina Sarah T Perrin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wolverhampton, England | 8 September 2006|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Staffordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Central Sparks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Birmingham Phoenix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024–present | Northern Superchargers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 4 October 2023 |
Davina Sarah T Perrin (born 8 September 2006) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Staffordshire, Central Sparks and Northern Superchargers. She plays as a right-handed batter.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Perrin was born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands.[1] Her father, David, played minor county cricket for Staffordshire; her own cricket club is Fordhouses in Wolverhampton.[3] In 2024, she graduated with a sport BTEC for which she had studied at Edgbaston.[3]
Domestic career
[edit]Perrin made her county debut in 2021, for Staffordshire against Worcestershire.[4] In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, she was the fourth-highest run-scorer across the entire competition, with 242 runs at an average of 34.57.[5] She made 87 from 75 deliveries in Staffordshire's victory over Berkshire.[6]
Perrin was selected for the Central Sparks Academy in 2021, and scored a century during an intra-squad multi-day game in September.[7][8] Later that month, Perrin was added to the full Central Sparks squad, and made her debut for the side on 10 September, in a Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match against Sunrisers.[9] She played four matches overall for the side that season, scoring 92 runs including a best of 43 made against South East Stars.[10][11]
In 2022, Perrin scored 137 runs at an average of 27.40 in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, as well as playing six matches in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[12][13] In a Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match against Sunrisers, Perrin scored 45 opening the batting and took 3/26 from her 5 overs.[14] She also signed for Birmingham Phoenix in the 2022 season of The Hundred, becoming the youngest player in the competition at 15 years old.[3][15] However, she did not play a match for the side.[3][16]
At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Perrin had signed her first professional contract with Central Sparks.[17] By entering into that contract, she became only the third Black female professional cricketer in the UK;[3] "When I step on to that pitch, I'm representing girls of ethnic minorities who are underrepresented across the game, particularly the professional game," she later told The Guardian.[3] She has also been involved with Ebony Rainford-Brent's ACE (African Caribbean Engagement) programme.[3]
In 2023, Perrin played 15 matches for Central Sparks, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[18][19] She was again in the Birmingham Phoenix squad for The Hundred, but did not play a match.[20][21]
International career
[edit]In October 2022, Perrin was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[22] She played four matches in the tournament, scoring 36 runs and taking two wickets.[23] As of 2024[update], she had ambitions to play for the England senior team.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Player Profile: Davina Perrin". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Player Profile: Davina Perrin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Nicholson, Raf (22 July 2024). "Davina Perrin: 'I want to inspire Black girls to fall in love with cricket'". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Worcestershire Women v Staffordshire Women, 3 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding in the Vitality Women's County T20 2022 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Staffordshire Women v Berkshire Women, 2 May 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Sporting stars at Tettenhall College". Express and Star. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Central Sparks Academy v Central Sparks B, 31 August 2021". NV Play. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Northwood, Sep 10 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Sunrisers v Central Sparks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Worcester, Sep 12 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Central Sparks v South East Stars". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Emily Arlott half-century seals victory for Sparks over Sunrisers". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Davina Perrin, 15, joins Birmingham Phoenix as youngest player in women's Hundred". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Professional Contracts Handed to Central Sparks Stars". Central Sparks. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "The Hundred 2023: Squads in full". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "England Women U19 announce squad for ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023". England and Wales Cricket Board. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Records/ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2022/23 - England Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Davina Perrin at ESPNcricinfo
- Davina Perrin at CricketArchive (subscription required)