Davina Perrin
{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Davina Perrin
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| fullname = Davina Sarah T Perrin
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|9|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Wolverhampton, England
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = Batter
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| club1 = Staffordshire
| year1 = 2021–present
| club2 = Central Sparks
| year2 = 2021–2024
| club3 = Birmingham Phoenix
| year3 = 2022–2023
| club4 = Northern Superchargers
| year4 = 2024–present
| columns = 2
| column1 = WLA
| matches1 = 30
| runs1 = 514
| bat avg1 = 21.41
| 100s/50s1 = 0/2
| top score1 = 50
| deliveries1 = 60
| wickets1 = 3
| bowl avg1 = 21.66
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 3/26
| catches/stumpings1 = 6/–
| column2 = WT20
| matches2 = 38
| runs2 = 646
| bat avg2 = 20.83
| 100s/50s2 = 0/3
| top score2 = 87
| deliveries2 = 132
| wickets2 = 6
| bowl avg2 = 20.33
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 2/21
| catches/stumpings2 = 14/–
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2158/2158926/2158926.html CricketArchive
| date = 16 October
| year = 2024
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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/davina-perrin-1277200|title=Player Profile: Davina Perrin|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 July 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2158/2158926/2158926.html|title=Player Profile: Davina Perrin|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=12 September 2021}}
Early life and education
Perrin was born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. Her father, David, played minor county cricket for Staffordshire; her own cricket club is Fordhouses in Wolverhampton.{{cite news |last1=Nicholson |first1=Raf |title=Davina Perrin: ‘I want to inspire Black girls to fall in love with cricket’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/22/i-want-to-inspire-black-girls-to-fall-in-love-with-cricket-davina-perrin |access-date=24 July 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=22 July 2024}} In 2024, she graduated with a sport BTEC for which she had studied at Edgbaston.
Domestic career
Perrin made her county debut in 2021, for Staffordshire against Worcestershire.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1176/1176468.html|title=Worcestershire Women v Staffordshire Women, 3 May 2021|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=12 September 2021}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/35/Vitality_Womens_County_T20_2022/Batting_by_Runs.html|title=Batting and Fielding in the Vitality Women's County T20 2022 (Ordered by Runs) |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=29 September 2022}} She made 87 from 75 deliveries in Staffordshire's victory over Berkshire.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1198/1198925.html |title=Staffordshire Women v Berkshire Women, 2 May 2022 |publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=29 September 2022}}
Perrin was selected for the Central Sparks Academy in 2021, and scored a century during an intra-squad multi-day game in September.{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/education/2021/05/28/sporting-stars-at-tettenhall-college/ |title=Sporting stars at Tettenhall College |date=30 May 2021 |publisher=Express and Star |access-date=12 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/#mce09b658-1a1a-4c38-a819-d8ba4ddf37d6 |title=Central Sparks Academy v Central Sparks B, 31 August 2021 |publisher=NV Play|access-date=12 September 2021}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2021-1252263/sunrisers-vs-central-sparks-1252282/full-scorecard |title=Northwood, Sep 10 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Sunrisers v Central Sparks |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 September 2021}} She played four matches overall for the side that season, scoring 92 runs including a best of 43 made against South East Stars.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13889;team=6768;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=26 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2021-1252263/central-sparks-vs-south-east-stars-1252285/full-scorecard |title=Worcester, Sep 12 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Central Sparks v South East Stars |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=26 September 2021}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14446;team=6768;type=tournament |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=29 September 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14448;team=6768;type=tournament |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=29 September 2022}} In a Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match against Sunrisers, Perrin scored 45 opening the batting and took 3/26 from her 5 overs.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2022-1297659/central-sparks-vs-sunrisers-1297953/match-report |title=Emily Arlott half-century seals victory for Sparks over Sunrisers |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=29 September 2022}} She also signed for Birmingham Phoenix in the 2022 season of The Hundred, becoming the youngest player in the competition at 15 years old.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/women-s-hundred-davina-perrin-15-joins-birmingham-phoenix-as-youngest-player-in-women-s-hundred-1323627 |title=Davina Perrin, 15, joins Birmingham Phoenix as youngest player in women's Hundred |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=11 August 2022}} However, she did not play a match for the side.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14454;team=6691;type=tournament |title=Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=29 September 2022}}
At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Perrin had signed her first professional contract with Central Sparks.{{cite web|url=https://www.centralsparks.com/post/professional-contracts-handed-to-central-sparks-stars |title=Professional Contracts Handed to Central Sparks Stars |work=Central Sparks |date=3 November 2022 |access-date=3 November 2022}} By entering into that contract, she became only the third Black female professional cricketer in the UK; "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. She has also been involved with Ebony Rainford-Brent's ACE (African Caribbean Engagement) programme.
In 2023, Perrin played 15 matches for Central Sparks, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2023-15157?team=6768 |title=Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=4 October 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/charlotte-edwards-cup-2023-15158?team=6768 |title=Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=4 October 2023}} She was again in the Birmingham Phoenix squad for The Hundred, but did not play a match.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/64709074 |title=The Hundred 2023: Squads in full |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=4 October 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/the-hundred-women-s-competition-2023-15217?team=6691 |title=Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=4 October 2023}} In 2024, she played 23 matches for Central Sparks, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring three half-centuries.{{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 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 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 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages |website=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 October 2024}}
International career
In October 2022, Perrin was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/2858562/england-women-u19-announce-squad-for-icc-u19-womens-t20-world-cup-2023 |title=England Women U19 announce squad for ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023 |publisher=England and Wales Cricket Board |date=18 October 2022 |access-date=18 October 2022}} She played four matches in the tournament, scoring 36 runs and taking two wickets.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=15002;team=7005;type=tournament |title=Records/ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup, 2022/23 - England Women/Batting and Bowling Averages |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 January 2023}} {{As of|2024}}, she had ambitions to play for the England senior team.
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=1277200}}
- {{cricketarchive|id=2158926}}
{{Northern Superchargers squad}}
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Category:Cricketers from Wolverhampton
Category:Staffordshire women cricketers
Category:Central Sparks cricketers