Davina Sarah T Perrin (born 8 September 2006) is an English

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er who currently plays for Staffordshire, Central Sparks and

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. She plays as a right-handed batter.

Domestic career

Perrin made her county debut in 2021, for Staffordshire against

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. In the

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, she was the fourth-highest run-scorer across the entire competition, with 242 runs at an average of 34.57. She made 87 from 75 deliveries in Staffordshire's victory over Berkshire. Perrin was selected for the Central Sparks Academy in 2021, and scored a century during an intra-squad multi-day game in September. Later that month, Perrin was added to the full Central Sparks squad, and made her debut for the side on 10 September, in a Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match against Sunrisers. She played four matches overall for the side that season, scoring 92 runs including a best of 43 made against

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. In 2022, Perrin scored 137 runs at an average of 27.40 in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, as well as playing six matches in the

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. In a Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match against Sunrisers, Perrin scored 45 opening the batting and took 3/26 from her 5 overs. She also signed for

in the

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, becoming the youngest player in the competition at 15 years old. However, she did not play a match for the side. At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Perrin had signed her first professional contract with Central Sparks. In 2023, she played 15 matches for Central Sparks, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the

. She was again in the Birmingham Phoenix squad for The Hundred, but did not play a match.

International career

In October 2022, Perrin was selected in the England Under-19 squad for the

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. She played four matches in the tournament, scoring 36 runs and taking two wickets.

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