| Davina Perrin | |
| Female: | true |
| Fullname: | Davina Sarah T Perrin |
| Birth Date: | 8 September 2006 |
| Birth Place: | Wolverhampton, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Role: | Batter |
| Club1: | Staffordshire |
| Year1: | 2021–present |
| Club2: | Central Sparks |
| Year2: | 2021–present |
| Club3: | Birmingham Phoenix |
| Year3: | 2022–2023 |
| Club4: | Northern Superchargers |
| Year4: | 2024–present |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | WLA |
| Matches1: | 18 |
| Runs1: | 291 |
| Bat Avg1: | 22.38 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 46 |
| Deliveries1: | 36 |
| Wickets1: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 12.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/26 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
| Column2: | WT20 |
| Matches2: | 23 |
| Runs2: | 368 |
| Bat Avg2: | 21.64 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/2 |
| Top Score2: | 87 |
| Deliveries2: | 132 |
| Wickets2: | 6 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 20.33 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 2/21 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 6/– |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2158/2158926/2158926.html CricketArchive |
| Date: | 4 October |
| Year: | 2023 |
Davina Sarah T Perrin (born 8 September 2006) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Staffordshire, Central Sparks and Northern Superchargers. She plays as a right-handed batter.[1] [2]
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]
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 October 2022, Perrin was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[22] She played four matches in the tournament, scoring 36 runs and taking two wickets.[23], she had ambitions to play for the England senior team.[3]