Danielle Gibson (cricketer)
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Full name | Danielle Rose Gibson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England | 30 April 2001|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–present | Western Storm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–present | Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | London Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 18 March 2021 |
Danielle Rose Gibson (born 30 April 2001) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Wales, Western Storm and London Spirit. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed lower-order batter. She has previously played for Gloucestershire.[1][2]
Early life[]
Gibson was born on 30 April 2001 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.[2]
Domestic career[]
Gibson made her county debut in 2014, for Gloucestershire against Oxfordshire. She scored a duck and did not bowl.[3] The following season, she hit her List A high score, scoring 73 in a victory over Buckinghamshire, and took 3/17 in the same match.[4] In the 2016 Women's County Championship, she was Gloucestershire's leading wicket-taker, with 13 wickets at an average of 9.69, with a best of 4/9 from 7 overs against Norfolk.[5][6] She had another strong season in 2017, especially with the ball, and took her maiden county five-for, 5/17, against Cornwall.[7][8]
Gibson moved to Wales ahead of the 2018 season, and was their joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 9 wickets.[9] In 2019, she hit her first half-century for her new side, scoring 57 in a victory over Essex.[10]
Gibson was also in the Western Storm squad in the Women's Cricket Super League between 2017 and 2019. Whilst she did not play a match in 2017, in 2018 she was ever-present as her side reached the semi-final. She took 5 wickets at an average of 27.20.[11] She only appeared in one match in 2019 due to injury.[12]
In 2020, Gibson continued to play for Western Storm in the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in one match, scoring 33* in a victory over Sunrisers.[13] In December 2020, it was announced that Gibson was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract.[14] She has also signed to play for London Spirit in The Hundred.[15]
Gibson has also played for various England Academy and Development teams, beginning in 2014.[16]
References[]
- ^ "Player Profile: Danielle Gibson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Player Profile:Danielle Gibson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Gloucestershire Women v Oxfordshire Women, 23 July 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Gloucestershire Women v Buckinghamshire Women, 24 May 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Gloucestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Gloucestershire Women v Norfolk Women, 2 May 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Gloucestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Cornwall Women v Gloucestershire Women, 14 May 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Wales Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Wales Women v Essex Women, 12 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Western Storm/Kia Super League 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Double blow for Western Storm". Western Storm. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Western Storm v Sunrisers, 19 September 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Forty-one female players sign full-time domestic contracts". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Women's Miscellaneous Matches played by Danielle Gibson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
External links[]
- Danielle Gibson at ESPNcricinfo
- Danielle Gibson at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cheltenham
- Gloucestershire women cricketers
- Wales women cricketers
- Western Storm cricketers
- London Spirit cricketers