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

References

  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.

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