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Danielle Gregory
Personal information
Full name
Danielle Lucy Gregory
Born (1998-12-04) 4 December 1998 (age 25)
Frimley, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentSurrey
2020–2024South East Stars
2021–2022Oval Invincibles
2023Southern Brave
2024–presentManchester Originals
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 54 69
Runs scored 88 34
Batting average 5.86 3.77
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 20* 12*
Balls bowled 2,060 1,154
Wickets 50 57
Bowling average 31.86 22.05
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/12 4/7
Catches/stumpings 5/– 11/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 October 2024

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

Early life

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

Domestic career

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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] In 2024, she played 28 matches for South East Stars, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking 25 wickets.[25][26]

References

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