Danni Wyatt Explained

Danielle Wyatt
Fullname:Danielle Nicole Wyatt
Female:true
Country:England
Birth Date:22 April 1991
Birth Place:Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off break
Role:Batting all-rounder
International:true
Internationalspan:2010–present
Testdebutdate:22 June
Testdebutyear:2023
Testdebutagainst:Australia
Testcap:168
Lasttestdate:14 December
Lasttestyear:2023
Lasttestagainst:India
Odidebutdate:1 March
Odidebutyear:2010
Odidebutagainst:India
Odicap:116
Lastodidate:18 July
Lastodiyear:2023
Lastodiagainst:Australia
Odishirt:28
T20idebutdate:4 March
T20idebutyear:2010
T20idebutagainst:India
T20icap:25
Lastt20idate:9 December
Lastt20iyear:2023
Lastt20iagainst:India
T20ishirt:28
Club1:Staffordshire
Year1:2005–2012
Club2:Victoria
Year2:2011/12
Club3:Nottinghamshire
Year3:2013–2015
Club4:Victoria
Year4:2015/16
Club5:Melbourne Renegades
Club6:Sussex
Club7:Lancashire Thunder
Year7:2016
Club8:Southern Vipers
Club9:Supernovas
Year9:2018
Club10:Velocity
Year10:2019–2020
Club11:Southern Brave
Year11:2021–present
Club12:Brisbane Heat
Year12:2022/23
Columns:4
Column1:WTest
Matches1:2
Runs1:129
Bat Avg1:32.25
100S/50S1:0/1
Top Score1:54
Deliveries1:
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Column2:WODI
Matches2:105
Runs2:1,841
Bat Avg2:23.60
100S/50S2:2/5
Top Score2:129
Deliveries2:918
Wickets2:27
Bowl Avg2:28.51
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:3/7
Catches/Stumpings2:24/–
Column3:WT20I
Matches3:151
Runs3:2,602
Bat Avg3:22.05
100S/50S3:2/13
Top Score3:124
Deliveries3:759
Wickets3:46
Bowl Avg3:15.54
Fivefor3:0
Tenfor3:0
Best Bowling3:4/11
Catches/Stumpings3:35/–
Column4:WLA
Matches4:230
Runs4:5,437
Bat Avg4:29.54
100S/50S4:9/23
Top Score4:129
Deliveries4:5,245
Wickets4:152
Bowl Avg4:20.45
Fivefor4:2
Tenfor4:0
Best Bowling4:7/41
Catches/Stumpings4:68/–
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/113/113029/113029.html CricketArchive
Date:18 December
Year:2023

Danielle Nicole Wyatt (born 22 April 1991) is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex, Southern Vipers, Southern Brave and England. She plays as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off break. She made her England debut against India in Mumbai on 1 March 2010.[1] [2]

Early career

Wyatt is a right-handed opening/middle order batter and off break bowler. Wyatt played for Staffordshire Ladies and Meir Heath Women in the Northern Premier League, having moved from Gunnersbury at the end of the 2012 season, as well as men's club cricket for her local club Whitmore.

In 2010, she was awarded an MCC Young Cricketers contract which enables her cricketing development via training at the MCC on a daily basis. She is the holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014.[3]

Career

Wyatt was a member of the winning women's team at the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup held in England.[4] [5] [6]

In December 2017, she was named as one of the players in the ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year.[7] In March 2018, during the 2018 Women's T20I Tri Nations Series in India; in a match against India, she scored her 2nd WT20I century in her career as her knock of 124 runs powered England to register the highest ever successful chase by any team in a WT20I match (199/3).[8] [9] [10] [11] With this century, she became the second female cricketer to score 2 centuries in WT20Is after Deandra Dottin and also registered the second highest individual score in a WT20I just behind Meg Lanning's 126.[12] [13] [14] Her innings of 124 runs is also the highest individual score set by an opener in a WT20I match and she also recorded the second fastest century by a player in a WT20I innings (52 balls) just after Deandra Dottin's 38-ball century.[15] [16]

In October 2018, she was named in England's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[17] [18]

In November 2018, she was named in the Melbourne Renegades' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[19] [20] In February 2019, she was awarded a full central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for 2019.[21] [22] In June 2019, the ECB named her in England's squad for their opening match against Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.[23] [24]

In December 2019, in England's opening match against Pakistan in Malaysia, Wyatt scored her first century in a WODI match.[25] During the same tour, she also played her 100th WT20I match against Pakistan.[26] In January 2020, she was named in England's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[27]

On 18 June 2020, Wyatt was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training ahead of international women's fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[28] [29]

In February 2021, she went on England's tour of New Zealand, helping them complete a 2–1 WODI series win and a 3–0 WT20I series win.[30] She was also drafted by Southern Brave for the inaugural season of The Hundred.[31]

In December 2021, Wyatt was named in England's squad for their tour to Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.[32] In February 2022, she was named in England's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[33] In April 2022, she was bought by the Southern Brave for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[34]

In July 2022, she was named in England's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[35]

In June 2023, Wyatt was again named in an England Test squad for the 2023 Women's Ashes series against Australia.[36] She made her Test debut in that match, on 22 June 2023.[37]

International centuries

One Day International centuries

Danni Wyatt's One Day International centuries[38]
RunsMatchOpponentsCity/CountryVenueYear
111072 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaKinrara Academy Oval2019[39]
212992 Christchurch, New ZealandHagley Oval2022[40]

T20 International centuries

Danni Wyatt's T20 International centuries[41]
RunsMatchOpponentsCity/CountryVenueYear
110073 Canberra, AustraliaManuka Oval2017[42]
212475 Mumbai, IndiaBrabourne Stadium2018[43]

Personal life

Wyatt's nickname is "Waggy". In 2015, she explained to sports journalist Clare Balding that "The girls say I’m a wannabe WAG because I’ve dated two footballers!" [44] She has supported Port Vale F.C. since she started attending matches at Vale Park with her grandfather at the age of eight.[45] In March 2023, Wyatt became engaged to Georgie Hodge, a football agent.[46]

She married long-time partner Georgie Hodge on 10 June 2024 at the Chelsea Old Town Hall in London.[47] The two engaged in early 2023 in South Africa and have been dating each other since 2019.[48]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. News: Danni Wyatt thrilled with victorious England debut. 1 March 2010. BBC Sport. BBC. 2 February 2012.
  2. Web site: Danni Wyatt . ESPNcricinfo . 7 March 2021.
  3. Web site: England women earn 18 new central contracts. BBC. 20 April 2015. 6 May 2014.
  4. http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8584/commentary/1085975/England-Women-vs-India-Women-Final-ICC-Women's-World-Cup-2017 "Live commentary: Final, ICC Women's World Cup at London, Jul 23"
  5. https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/cricket/40035680 World Cup Final
  6. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2017/jul/23/england-v-india-womens-world-cup-final-live England v India: Women's World Cup final – live!
  7. Web site: Ellyse Perry declared ICC's Women's Cricketer of the Year . 21 December 2017 . ESPNcricinfo.
  8. News: Records. Women's Twenty20 Internationals. Team records. Highest innings totals batting second . ESPNcricinfo. 26 March 2018.
  9. News: Danni Wyatt smashes 124 off just 64 balls as England Women claim record-breaking T20 victory over India. Sport. Telegraph. 2018-03-25. The Telegraph. 26 March 2018. en-GB. 0307-1235.
  10. News: Danni Wyatt smashes ton, England crush India to achieve highest chase in women's Twenty20. 2018-03-25. www.hindustantimes.com. 26 March 2018. en.
  11. News: Wyatt belligerence powers England in record chase. 26 March 2018. en.
  12. News: Wyatt's 124 powers England in record chase. ESPNcricinfo. 26 March 2018.
  13. News: India women v England women: Danni Wyatt century brings record T20 victory. 2018-03-25. BBC Sport. 26 March 2018. en-GB.
  14. News: Records. Women's Twenty20 Internationals. Batting records. Most runs in an innings . ESPNcricinfo. 26 March 2018.
  15. News: Records. Women's Twenty20 Internationals. Batting records. Most runs in an innings (by batting position) . ESPNcricinfo. 26 March 2018.
  16. News: Records. Women's Twenty20 Internationals. Batting records. Fastest hundreds . ESPNcricinfo. 26 March 2018.
  17. Web site: England name Women's World T20 squad . England and Wales Cricket Board . 4 October 2018.
  18. Web site: Three uncapped players in England's Women's World T20 squad . ESPNcricinfo . 4 October 2018.
  19. Web site: WBBL04: All you need to know guide . Cricket Australia . 30 November 2018.
  20. Web site: The full squads for the WBBL . ESPNcricinfo . 30 November 2018.
  21. Web site: Freya Davies awarded England Women contract ahead of India tour . ESPNcricinfo . 6 February 2019.
  22. Web site: Freya Davies 'thrilled' at new full central England contract . International Cricket Council . 6 February 2019.
  23. Web site: Fran Wilson called into England squad for Ashes ODI opener against Australia . ESPNcricinfo . 29 June 2019.
  24. Web site: England announce squad for opening Women's Ashes ODI . Times and Star . 29 June 2019.
  25. Web site: Beaumont, Wyatt tons underpin comfortable England win . International Cricket Council . 9 December 2019.
  26. Web site: Amy Jones, Danni Wyatt fifties propel England Women to victory against Pakistan Women . ESPNcricinfo . 29 December 2019.
  27. Web site: England Women announce T20 World Cup squad and summer fixtures . England and Wales Cricket Board . 17 January 2020.
  28. Web site: England Women confirm back to training plans . England and Wales Cricket Board . 18 June 2020.
  29. Web site: England Women return to training with September tri-series on the cards . ESPNcricinfo . 18 June 2020.
  30. Web site: England Women beat New Zealand to win T20 series 3–0 after 11th victory in a row in the format. 2021-03-28. Sky Sports. en.
  31. News: The Hundred 2021 – full squad lists . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2022-03-09.
  32. Web site: Heather Knight vows to 'fight fire with fire' during Women's Ashes . ESPNcricinfo . 17 December 2021.
  33. Web site: Charlie Dean, Emma Lamb in England's ODI World Cup squad . ESPNcricinfo . 10 February 2022.
  34. Web site: The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed . BBC Sport . 5 April 2022.
  35. Web site: Alice Capsey named in England's Commonwealth Games squad, Tammy Beaumont omitted . ESPNcricinfo . 15 July 2022.
  36. Web site: England name Danielle Gibson, Lauren Filer in Ashes Test squad . ESPNcricinfo . 22 June 2023.
  37. Web site: Only Test, Nottingham, June 22 – 26, 2023, Women's Ashes . ESPNcricinfo . 22 June 2023.
  38. Web site: All-round records. Women's One-Day Internationals – Danni Wyatt . ESPNcricinfo . 4 November 2021.
  39. News: Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs PAK Women 1st ODI 2019/20 – Score Report . 2 November 2021 . ESPNcricinfo.
  40. News: Full Scorecard of ENG Women vs SA Women 2nd Semi Final 2021/22 – Score Report . 31 March 2022 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  41. Web site: All-round records. Women's Twenty20 Internationals – Danni Wyatt . ESPNcricinfo . 4 November 2021.
  42. News: Full Scorecard of AUS Women vs ENG Women 3rd T20I 2017/18 – Score Report . 4 November 2021 . ESPNcricinfo.
  43. News: Full Scorecard of IND Women vs ENG Women 3rd match 2017/18 – Score Report . 4 November 2021 . ESPNcricinfo.
  44. Web site: Balding . Clare . Clare Balding . Balding bowled over by England's women cricketers . . 23 July 2020 . 19 February 2015.
  45. News: Baggaley . Mike . Recruitment, winning ugly and a pivotal few weeks at Port Vale . 27 November 2023 . Valiant's Substack . 27 November 2023.
  46. News: HT Sports Desk . 'Mine forever': England's Danielle Wyatt announces engagement; Shafali Verma, other fellow cricketers react . 10 March 2023 . . 3 March 2023 . en.
  47. Web site: Danni Wyatt marriages partner Georgie Hodge. India Today. 11 June 2024.
  48. Web site: England cricketer Danielle Wyatt gets engaged to girlfriend Georgie Hodge. The Indian Express. 3 March 2024.