Danielle Collins (cricketer)
{{short description|English cricketer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Danielle Collins
| female = true
| image = 200px
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| caption = Collins batting for North West Thunder in May 2023
| fullname = Danielle Louise Collins
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|6|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bury, Greater Manchester, England
| nickname =
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| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = Batter
| family =
| international =
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| club1 = Lancashire
| year1 = {{nowrap|2018–present}}
| club2 = Lancashire Thunder
| year2 = 2019
| club3 = North West Thunder
| year3 = {{nowrap|2020–2024}}
| club4 = Cumbria
| year4 = 2021
| club5 = Manchester Originals
| year5 = 2021
| columns = 2
| column1 = WLA
| matches1 = 32
| runs1 = 326
| bat avg1 = 13.58
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 32
| deliveries1 = 18
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–
| column2 = WT20
| matches2 = 54
| runs2 = 439
| bat avg2 = 13.30
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| top score2 = 51
| deliveries2 = 6
| wickets2 = 0
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 9/–
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1645/1645359/1645359.html CricketArchive
| date = 17 October
| year = 2024
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Danielle Louise Collins (born 7 June 2000) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire. She plays as a left-handed batter.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/1184050.html|title=Player Profile: Danielle Collins|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=31 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1645/1645359/1645359.html|title=Player Profile: Danielle Collins|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=31 March 2021}}
Early life
Collins was born on 7 June 2000 in Bury, Greater Manchester.
Domestic career
Collins made her county debut in 2018, for Lancashire against Middlesex, in which she scored 19 off 17 balls.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1063/1063160.html|title=Lancashire Women v Middlesex Women, 17 June 2018|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=31 March 2021}} In 2019, she scored 77 runs in the County Championship at an average of 19.25.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/32/Royal_London_Womens_One-Day_Cup_2019/Lancashire_Women_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=31 March 2021}}
Collins was also part of the Lancashire Thunder squad in the 2019 Women's Cricket Super League, but did not play a match.{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/lancashire-thunder-finalise-squad-cross-at-the-helm|title=Lancashire Thunder finalise squad; Cross at the helm|publisher=Women's CricZone|access-date=31 March 2021}}
In 2020, after the departure of captain Evelyn Jones, Collins took on the captaincy of Lancashire for two friendlies against Scotland.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1645/1645359/Womens_Miscellaneous_Matches.html|title=Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Danielle Collins|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=31 March 2021}} In 2021, Collins was dual-registered for both Lancashire and Cumbria, appearing for both sides in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2021/Lancashire_Women_Batting.html |title=Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=19 May 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2021/Cumbria_Women_Batting.html |title=Batting and Fielding for Cumbria Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=19 May 2021}} She scored 127 runs for Lancashire in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, including her maiden Twenty20 half-century, made against Derbyshire.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2022/Lancashire_Women_Batting.html |title=Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=4 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1198/1198900.html |title=Lancashire Women v Derbyshire Women, 18 April 2022 |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=4 October 2022}} She played two matches for the side in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 50 runs.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/37/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2023/Lancashire_Women_Batting.html|title=Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 October 2023}}
In 2020, Collins played for North West Thunder in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in three matches, scoring 27 runs at an average of 9.00, with a high score of 18 against Northern Diamonds.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13711;team=6771;type=tournament|title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Thunder|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=31 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2020-1229289/thunder-vs-northern-diamonds-north-group-1229338/full-scorecard|title=North West Thunder v Northern Diamonds, 10 September 2020|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=31 March 2021}} She appeared in nine matches for the side in 2021, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13889;team=6771;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=29 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13890;team=6771;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=29 September 2021}} She was also in the Manchester Originals squad for The Hundred, but did not play a match.{{cite web|url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/thehundred/the_hundred_squads_2021_full_mens_womens_player_lists.html|title=The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists|publisher=The Cricketer|accessdate=31 March 2021}} She played nine matches for North West Thunder in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 118 runs.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14446;team=6771;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=4 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14448;team=6771;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=4 October 2022}}
In 2023, she played 15 matches for North West Thunder, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with a high score of 25.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2023-15157?team=6771 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=16 October 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/charlotte-edwards-cup-2023-15158?team=6771 |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=16 October 2023}} During the season, in June, it was announced that Collins had signed her first professional contract with the side, until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk/news/2023-news/collins-and-gaur-sign-professional-contracts-with-thunder/ |title=Collins and Gaur sign professional contracts with Thunder |work=Lancashire Cricket |date=29 June 2023 |access-date=29 June 2023}} In 2024, she played 16 matches for North West Thunder, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with a high score of 30.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2024-16243?team=6768 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/charlotte-edwards-cup-2024-15944?team=6768 |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 October 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=1184050}}
- {{cricketarchive|id=1645359}}
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Category:Cricketers from Bury, Greater Manchester
Category:Lancashire women cricketers
Category:Cumbria women cricketers
Category:Lancashire Thunder cricketers