Danielle Gregory Explained

Danielle Gregory
Female:true
Fullname:Danielle Lucy Gregory
Birth Date:4 December 1998
Birth Place:Frimley, Surrey, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm leg break
Role:Bowler
Club1:Surrey
Year1:2018–present
Club2:South East Stars
Year2:2020–present
Club3:Oval Invincibles
Year3:2021–2022
Club4:Southern Brave
Year4:2023
Club5:Manchester Originals
Year5:2024–present
Columns:2
Column1:WLA
Matches1:38
Runs1:73
Bat Avg1:8.11
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:20
Deliveries1:1,378
Wickets1:39
Bowl Avg1:27.12
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:4/12
Catches/Stumpings1:4/–
Column2:WT20
Matches2:55
Runs2:14
Bat Avg2:2.00
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:9
Deliveries2:892
Wickets2:43
Bowl Avg2:22.79
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:4/7
Catches/Stumpings2:8/–
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1312/1312142/1312142.html CricketArchive
Date:18 October
Year:2023

Danielle Lucy Gregory (born 4 December 1998) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey, South East Stars and Manchester Originals. She plays as a right-arm leg break bowler. She has previously played for Oval Invincibles and Southern Brave.[1] [2]

Early life

Gregory was born on 4 December 1998, in Frimley, Surrey.[2]

Domestic career

Gregory made her county debut in 2018, for Surrey against Worcestershire.[3] She was Surrey's leading wicket-taker in her first Twenty20 Cup season, taking 7 wickets, with a best bowling of 4/7 against Kent.[4] [5] She was again Surrey's leading wicket-taker in the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup, taking 9 wickets at an average of 13.55.[6] Gregory was also part of the Surrey side that won their first London Cup in 2020, putting in a "superb" spell of bowling to take 1/21.[7] She took four wickets for the side in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[8] She took five wickets in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, at an average of 23.20.[9]

In 2020, Gregory played for South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in 2 matches, taking 5 wickets at an average of 14.80. Her best bowling came in her second match, when she took 3/44 against Southern Vipers.[10] [11] She was ever-present for the side in 2021, and helped the side to win the inaugural Charlotte Edwards Cup.[12] She took 6 wickets at an average of 35.66 in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and 6 wickets at an average of 26.33 in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[13] [14] She also played six matches for Oval Invincibles in The Hundred, who went on to win the competition.[15] [16] At the end of the 2021 season, it was announced that Gregory had signed a professional contract with South East Stars.[17] She played 13 matches for South East Stars in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking seven wickets.[18] [19] She was also again part of the Oval Invincibles squad for The Hundred, but did not play a match.[20] Having joined the Southern Brave for 2023, she was on the winning side again in The Hundred and, again, did not play a match.[21] Meanwhile, for South East Stars in 2023, she was the third-leading wicket-taker in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 21 wickets at an average of 17.80, as well as taking 7 wickets at an average of 15.14 in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[22] [23]

In June 2024, Gregory was selected by Manchester Originals in the Wildcard Draft for The Hundred 2024.[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Profile: Danielle Gregory. ESPNcricinfo. 21 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Player Profile: Danielle Gregory. CricketArchive. 21 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Surrey Women v Worcestershire Women, 10 June 2018 . CricketArchive. 21 March 2021.
  4. Web site: Bowling for Surrey Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018. CricketArchive. 21 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Kent Women v Surrey Women, 17 June 2018 . CricketArchive. 21 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Bowling for Surrey Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019. CricketArchive. 21 March 2021.
  7. News: Surrey beat Middlesex to win London Cup as women's cricket returns . BBC Sport . 22 March 2021.
  8. Web site: Bowling for Surrey Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021. CricketArchive. 30 September 2021.
  9. Web site: Bowling for Surrey Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022. CricketArchive. 5 October 2022.
  10. Web site: Bowling for South East Stars/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020. CricketArchive. 17 March 2021.
  11. Web site: South East Stars v Southern Vipers, 19 September 2020 . CricketArchive. 21 March 2021.
  12. Web site: Alice Capsey stars as South East Stars claim inaugural Charlotte Edwards Cup. 19 September 2021. ESPNcricinfo.
  13. Web site: Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages . ESPNCricinfo . 30 September 2021.
  14. Web site: Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages . ESPNCricinfo . 30 September 2021.
  15. Web site: Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Oval Invincibles (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages . ESPNCricinfo . 30 September 2021.
  16. Web site: The Hundred: Oval Invincibles win women's final as Southern Brave capitulate in Lord's chase. 19 September 2021. Sky Sports.
  17. Web site: ECB fund sixth professional contract at each women's regional team . England and Wales Cricket Board . 29 October 2021.
  18. Web site: Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages . ESPNCricinfo . 5 October 2022.
  19. Web site: Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages . ESPNCricinfo . 5 October 2022.
  20. News: The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed . BBC Sport . 5 April 2022.
  21. Web site: The Hundred 2023: Squads in full . BBC Sport . 27 August 2023.
  22. Web site: Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages . ESPNCricinfo . 18 October 2023.
  23. Web site: Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages . ESPNCricinfo . 18 October 2023.
  24. Web site: The Hundred confirms Vitality Wildcard picks for 2024 . 2024-06-25 . www.ecb.co.uk . en.