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Davina Perrin

Davina Perrin
Personal information
Full name
Davina Sarah T Perrin
Born (2006-09-08) 8 September 2006 (age 18)
Wolverhampton, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021–presentStaffordshire
2021–2024Central Sparks
2022–2023Birmingham Phoenix
2024–presentNorthern Superchargers
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 30 38
Runs scored 514 646
Batting average 21.41 20.83
100s/50s 0/2 0/3
Top score 50 87
Balls bowled 60 132
Wickets 3 6
Bowling average 21.66 20.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/26 2/21
Catches/stumpings 6/– 14/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 October 2024

Davina Sarah T Perrin (born 8 September 2006) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Staffordshire and Northern Superchargers. She plays as a right-handed batter.[1][2]

Early life and education

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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

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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] In 2024, she played 23 matches for Central Sparks, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring three half-centuries.[22][23]

International career

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In October 2022, Perrin was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[24] She played four matches in the tournament, scoring 36 runs and taking two wickets.[25] As of 2024, she had ambitions to play for the England senior team.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Player Profile: Davina Perrin". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Davina Perrin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Worcestershire Women v Staffordshire Women, 3 May 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Batting and Fielding in the Vitality Women's County T20 2022 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Staffordshire Women v Berkshire Women, 2 May 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Sporting stars at Tettenhall College". Express and Star. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Central Sparks Academy v Central Sparks B, 31 August 2021". NV Play. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Northwood, Sep 10 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Sunrisers v Central Sparks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Worcester, Sep 12 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Central Sparks v South East Stars". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Emily Arlott half-century seals victory for Sparks over Sunrisers". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Davina Perrin, 15, joins Birmingham Phoenix as youngest player in women's Hundred". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Professional Contracts Handed to Central Sparks Stars". Central Sparks. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  18. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  20. ^ "The Hundred 2023: Squads in full". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  21. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  23. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  24. ^ "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.
  25. ^ "Records/ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2022/23 - England Women/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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