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Danielle Collins (cricketer)

Danielle Louise Collins (born 7 June 2000) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire. She plays as a left-handed batter.[1][2]

Danielle Collins
Collins batting for North West Thunder in May 2023
Personal information
Full name
Danielle Louise Collins
Born (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 24)
Bury, Greater Manchester, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentLancashire
2019Lancashire Thunder
2020–2024North West Thunder
2021Cumbria
2021Manchester Originals
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 32 54
Runs scored 326 439
Batting average 13.58 13.30
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 32 51
Balls bowled 18 6
Wickets 0 0
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 4/– 9/–
Source: CricketArchive, 17 October 2024

Early life

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Collins was born on 7 June 2000 in Bury, Greater Manchester.[2]

Domestic career

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Collins made her county debut in 2018, for Lancashire against Middlesex, in which she scored 19 off 17 balls.[3] In 2019, she scored 77 runs in the County Championship at an average of 19.25.[4]

Collins was also part of the Lancashire Thunder squad in the 2019 Women's Cricket Super League, but did not play a match.[5]

In 2020, after the departure of captain Evelyn Jones, Collins took on the captaincy of Lancashire for two friendlies against Scotland.[6] In 2021, Collins was dual-registered for both Lancashire and Cumbria, appearing for both sides in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[7][8] She scored 127 runs for Lancashire in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, including her maiden Twenty20 half-century, made against Derbyshire.[9][10] She played two matches for the side in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 50 runs.[11]

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.[12][13] She appeared in nine matches for the side in 2021, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[14][15] She was also in the Manchester Originals squad for The Hundred, but did not play a match.[16] She played nine matches for North West Thunder in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 118 runs.[17][18]

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.[19][20] 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.[21] 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.[22][23]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Danielle Collins". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Player Profile: Danielle Collins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Lancashire Women v Middlesex Women, 17 June 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Lancashire Thunder finalise squad; Cross at the helm". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Danielle Collins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Cumbria Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Lancashire Women v Derbyshire Women, 18 April 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Thunder". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  13. ^ "North West Thunder v Northern Diamonds, 10 September 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  16. ^ "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  20. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  21. ^ "Collins and Gaur sign professional contracts with Thunder". Lancashire Cricket. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  22. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  23. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
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