Danielle Hazell (born 13 May 1988) is an English

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coach and former player. She is currently the coach of English domestic team Northern Diamonds. As a player she was an

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bowler who batted right-handed. She represented

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in all three formats of the game, playing three Test matches, 53

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and 85

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Early life

Hazell was born on 13 May 1988 in

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, County Durham.

Domestic career

At county level Hazell initially played for

between 2002 and 2007, before moving to

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ahead of the 2008 season. She also played for V Team,

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and

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in the

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competition. Hazell played for

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in the inaugural season of the

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in 2016, before moving to Lancashire Thunder ahead of the 2017 season. Hazell had two stints in the

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, playing for

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in 2016/17 and

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in 2018/19.

International career

Hazell was a late inclusion in England's victorious

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squad replacing the injured

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, although she did not appear in the tournament. She made her England debut later that year in a One Day International against

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taking one wicket for 41 runs. She subsequently made her Twenty20 International debut against West Indies at the same ground and made four runs opening the batting. She made her Test debut in the one-off Ashes Test at

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, Sydney in January 2011. In 2013, she and

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recorded a 9th wicket partnership of 33* against West Indies, which was a record for the 9th wicket in Women's Twenty20 Internationals until it was broken by Namibian players Dietlind Förster and Anneri van Schoor. In 2014, she became one of the first 18 women cricketers to be awarded central contracts by the

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. On 15 November 2016, Hazell captained England for the first time in a One Day International against India after Heather Knight was ruled out through injury. Hazell was a member of the England team that won the

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, playing in five matches but missing out on the final. In January 2019, Hazell announced her retirement from international cricket.

Coaching career

After her retirement from playing, Hazell was named head coach of

ahead of the

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. She then became head coach of its successor team, Northern Diamonds, ahead of the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.

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* * 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Durham, England Cricketers from County Durham England women Test cricketers England women One Day International cricketers England women Twenty20 International cricketers Adelaide Strikers (WBBL) cricketers Lancashire Thunder cricketers Melbourne Stars (WBBL) cricketers Yorkshire Diamonds cricketers Yorkshire women cricketers IPL Trailblazers cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1980s-stub