Naomi Dattani
Naomi Dilip Dattani (born 28 April 1994) is an English professional cricketer who plays for and captains Middlesex Women, as well as playing for North West Thunder and London Spirit. She previously played for Surrey Stars, Western Storm and Sunrisers. In 2020, she was one of 25 players awarded regional retainer contracts by the England and Wales Cricket Board. She started playing cricket at the age of 10 for a local cricket club, Perivale Phoenicians Cricket Club.
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| Full name | Naomi Dilip Dattani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 April 1994 Ealing, Greater London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2008–present | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Surrey Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Western Storm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Sunrisers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | London Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Life and career
Dattani was born in Ealing, Greater London, on 28 April 1994.[1] She attended Greenford High School in Ealing,[2] and then studied Sports Science at Loughborough University.[3] She started playing cricket at the age of 10 with her brother at home, and then joined a local boys' team.[4] She progressed through age-group cricket with Middlesex, playing at Under-13, Under-15 and Under-17 level.[5] She made her debut for the first team in May 2008, aged 14.[6] By 2015, from being a regular in the team, she found herself on the fringes. After completing university, she spent the English winter in Australia, where she played for the women's team at Prahran Cricket Club, which she credits with improving her game. She described her playing career up to 2015 as being "in the shadow",[3] but the improvements led to her being added to the Surrey Stars squad for the Women's Cricket Super League in 2016, and selection for the England Women's Academy.[3]
Dattani was named as Middlesex's captain in fifty-over cricket in 2017,[7] and remained part of the Surrey Stars squad.[8] She moved to the Western Storm for the 2018 Super League,[9] and played in every match for them that season.[10] She was ever-present again the following season as Western Storm won the Super League.[11] In early 2020, Dattani was signed by London Spirit for The Hundred,[12] though the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] In June 2020, she was one of 25 domestic female players awarded retainer contracts, which are planned to later become full-time professional contracts.[7] In July, she signed for the new regional team Sunrisers and played all six matches for them in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 125 runs at an average of 20.83.[14] In 2021, she was ever-present for Sunrisers across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the 2021 Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring one half-century, 65 against Lightning.[15][16][17] She also played seven matches for London Spirit in The Hundred, scoring 72 runs at an average of 10.28 and taking two wickets.[18] In 2022, she was Sunrisers' leading run-scorer in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring 157 runs including two half-centuries.[19] She also captained the side in one match, against Lightning in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[20] At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Dattani had joined North West Thunder.[21]
References
- ^ "Player profile: Naomi Dattani". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Greenford High School PE Department [@ghspeofficial] (1 December 2017). "Ex @ghsofficial student @NaomiDattani with her shirt proudly hanging up next to Mr Cramer's office. She was an extremely talented student in and out of the classroom. Very proud of her achievements. #proud. #lovesport" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 July 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c "Overseas Player Feature: Naomi Dattani". Cricket Victoria. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Naomi Dattani: Women's Cricket". Asian Voice. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Teams Naomi Dattani played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Women's List A matches played by Naomi Dattani". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Cricket: Trio awarded professional contracts for London & East women". Hampstead & Highgate Express. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Naomi Dattani previews her upcoming Kia Super League campaign with Surrey Stars". Middlesex County Cricket Club. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Western Storm complete 2018 Squad". Western Storm. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Naomi looks back on her year with Western Storm". Western Storm. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Final, Women's Cricket Super League at Hove, Sep 1 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Middlesex Women's Dattani in London Spirit squad for The Hundred". Islington Gazette. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Henry, Matthew; Matthews, Callum (30 April 2020). "The Hundred: How postponement affects players and counties". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Sunrisers". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Michaela Kirk, Teresa Graves guide Lightning to keep Sunrisers winless". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - London Spirit (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Chelmsford, September 11 2022, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Sunrisers v Lightning". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Thunder sign Naomi Dattani, Fi Morris and Tara Norris to strengthen squad". Lancashire Cricket. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.