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 the regional team Sunrisers. She previously played for both the Surrey Stars and Western Storm in the Women's Cricket Super League. In 2020, she was one of 25 players awarded regional retainer contracts by the England and Wales Cricket Board.

Naomi Dattani
Personal information
Full nameNaomi Dilip Dattani
Born (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994
Ealing, Middlesex, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–Middlesex
2016Surrey Stars
2018–2019Western Storm
2020–Sunrisers
Career statistics
Competition LA T20
Matches 65 72
Runs scored 609 581
Batting average 12.95 13.83
100s/50s 0/2 0/1
Top score 71 62
Balls bowled 1,949 738
Wickets 47 28
Bowling average 34.06 30.82
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/23 3/35
Catches/stumpings 22/– 19/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 July 2020

Life and career

Dattani was born in Ealing, Middlesex, 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 boy's 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]

References
  1. "Player profile: Naomi Dattani". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. "Overseas Player Feature: Naomi Dattani". Cricket Victoria. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  4. "Naomi Dattani: Women's Cricket". Asian Voice. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. "Teams Naomi Dattani played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  6. "Women's List A matches played by Naomi Dattani". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  7. "Cricket: Trio awarded professional contracts for London & East women". Hampstead & Highgate Express. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  8. "Naomi Dattani previews her upcoming Kia Super League campaign with Surrey Stars". Middlesex County Cricket Club. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  9. "Western Storm complete 2018 Squad". Western Storm. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  10. "Naomi looks back on her year with Western Storm". Western Storm. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  11. "Final, Women's Cricket Super League at Hove, Sep 1 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  12. "Middlesex Women's Dattani in London Spirit squad for The Hundred". Islington Gazette. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  13. Henry, Matthew; Matthews, Callum (30 April 2020). "The Hundred: How postponement affects players and counties". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  14. "Batting and Fielding for Sunrisers". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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